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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of U.S. Litigation David Cortman regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom and order in Harvest Rock Church v. Newsom that halt California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s COVID-19 restrictions preventing churches and other religious congregations from meeting indoors as other groups are permitted to do. The decision and order also allow churches to present new evidence in district court that the governor’s 25% capacity limitation and other restrictions ...

… seeking to erase women and harm children. While they should never have shut down the event, Yolo County library … seeking to erase women and harm children. While they should never have shut down the event, Yolo County library …

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Ryan Tucker, director of the ADF Center for Christian Ministries regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Wednesday night to immediately halt enforcement of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s discriminatory COVID-19 restrictions on churches and synagogues:“Last night’s ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that ‘even in a pandemic, the Constitution cannot be put away and forgotten.’ The Constitution forbids government officials from treating religious Americans like second-class citizens. As the court made ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Jeremiah Galus regarding the Illinois Appellate Court’s ruling Wednesday that the Illinois Department of Employment Security can’t assess unemployment compensation taxes to By The Hand Club For Kids, a ministry of The Moody Church that provides assistance to underprivileged children: “By The Hand’s afterschool ministry to needy schoolchildren is directly motivated by its Christian faith and convictions. For years, the Illinois government agency has insisted on taxing By The Hand, a religious non-profit ministry ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Legal Counsel Erik Stanley regarding the city of Houston’s preliminary response Friday to an ADF motion to quash the city’s request for the sermons and communications of pastors in Woodfill v. Parker: “The city of Houston still doesn’t get it. It thinks that by changing nothing in its subpoenas other than to remove the word ‘sermons’ that it has solved the problem. That solves nothing. Even though the pastors are not parties in this lawsuit, the subpoenas still demand from them 17 different categories of information – ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Litigation Counsel Christiana Holcomb regarding the unsupported claim that the city of Houston is “backing off” or “narrowing” its subpoena request for the sermons and communications of pastors in Woodfill v. Parker: “The shame that the city of Houston has brought upon itself is real, but the claim that it has changed course is not. The city so far has taken no concrete action to withdraw the subpoenas. Furthermore, the subpoenas themselves are the problem – not just their request for pastors’ sermons. The city is not off the ...

ADF filed brief on behalf of 8,899 ministers, churches

… churches to the back. That’s unconstitutional.” On June 4, ADF filed a supplemental brief in federal district court … churches to the back. That’s unconstitutional.” On June 4, ADF filed a supplemental brief in federal district court …

High court agrees state officials overstepped their authority in replacing title of proposed amendment with inaccurate one

… to the previous [even harsher] order at any time.” On June 4, ADF filed a brief in federal district court that included  … to the previous [even harsher] order at any time.” On June 4, ADF filed a brief in federal district court that included  …