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… Alliance Defense Fund filed a lawsuit  Monday on behalf of North Pointe Church against the Broome Community College board of directors and administrators after school officials … the church two weeks’ notice that it was being forced out of its regularly rented facility by March. “Churches …

… from continuing to rent space there after a few members of the public complained to the college about a church … ADF attorneys, along with local counsel Raymond Dague of Syracuse, filed a lawsuit shortly thereafter, seeking a … under the law and cannot be discriminated against because of the religious nature of their meetings--especially as …

… but allows non-religious community groups to meet free of charge Published March 27, 2009 Related Case: Forest Area … filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday on behalf of Forest Area Bible Church after unfair rental fees imposed by the village of Fife Lake forced the congregation to stop meeting in a …

… 1, 2009 Related Case: Gold v. Wilson County School Board of Education NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal court Friday … referencing God and prayer on posters in the hallways of Lakeview Elementary School.  The court determined that … “It’s ridiculous as well as unconstitutional to cover up these references to God and prayer--one of which is the …

… Published September 14, 2009 Related Case: A.Q. v. Board of Education of Lindenhurst Union Free School District CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. … Counsel David Cortman. “Such actions are a clear violation of the First Amendment and the Equal Access Act.  We are …

… access to school campus ADF reaches settlement on behalf of group that sought to use auditorium for after-school … and their commitment to honor the constitutional right of Citizens for Life to have equal access to public … agreed to amend the policy governing the public’s use of the facilities.  The previous policy permitted other …

… judge yesterday struck down Texas Tech University’s policy of restricting spontaneous student speech and leafleting to … university’s policies were among the biggest violations of the free speech rights of students that I have ever seen," said Kevin Theriot, an …

… will exercise First Amendment right to speak on positions of electoral candidates Sept. 28 Published September 26, 2008 … from their pulpits Sept. 28 about the moral qualifications of candidates seeking political office.  The pastors will … speak about Biblical truths from the pulpit without fear of punishment.  No one should be able to use the government …

… reviving beleaguered church Church brought to brink of extinction after being zoned out of its building, ADF attorneys secure consent order, road to … May 8, 2009 Related Case: Kingdom First Ministries v. City of Atlanta ATLANTA — The Alliance Defense Fund and allied …

… Wednesday against the Atlanta Public Schools on behalf of a student and his mother.  The two claim their … and federal law prohibit such actions on the basis of religion, and this has been established by decades of court precedent.” Over the past six months, Atlanta Public …