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  • … Margo, and Rhonda challenged the new regulation in federal court. After a 12-day trial in 2012, the court ruled that the … Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia 2/5/2016 U.S. Supreme Court Amicus brief - 38 … of facts and conclusions of law 2/22/2012 Trial Court District court opinion 2/22/2012 Trial Court Stay order …
  • … Won U.S. Supreme Court Gonzales v. Carhart Details Documents Summary In a … prohibited the brutal practice, but in 2000 the Supreme Court, by a vote of 5-4, ruled that the law was unconstitutional. In 2003, Congress again voted to …
  • … Won U.S. District Courts Horizon Christian Fellowship v. Williamson … In July 2016, the Massachusetts legislature passed a law adding gender identity to the state’s public … churches and their pastors free of charge. Case Documents Court Title Date Trial Court Notice of voluntary dismissal: …
  • … More Young Women Sidelined While West Virginia Sports Law on Hold Female athletes in West Virginia … are not forced to compete against males. But the ACLU is challenging the law in court. ACLU attorneys representing B.P.J., a 13-year-old male …
  • … Summary The University of California’s Hastings College of Law implemented an unusual policy that forced student groups … their beliefs to become leaders and voting members. The court concluded that public universities may override a … policy is applied to all student groups. Case Documents Court Title Date Appellate Court 9th Circuit order 11/17/2010 …
  • … Active State Supreme Court Cross v. Loudoun County School Board Details Videos … After Alliance Defending Freedom filed a lawsuit, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled that Tanner’s constitutional rights had likely …
  • … Won U.S. Supreme Court Mitchell v. Helms Details Documents Summary Chapter 2 … the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. A federal district court initially ruled in favor of the parents, but later ruled that the law did not violate the Constitution. A federal appeals court
  • … and a pregnancy center network  filed suit  in state court Monday to challenge a new Virginia law that forces the … of a Virginia wedding and special-event photographer challenging the same law for forcing him to use his artistic … v. Herring , which ADF attorneys filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, explains …
  • … Religious Freedom Prevails After Christian Orgs Challenge Virginia ‘Values’ Act Two churches, three schools, and a … their ability to operate according to their faith after challenging a Virginia law. Written by Alliance Defending … on behalf of these ministries in 2020, the Circuit Court for Loudoun County dismissed the case in 2021, saying …
  • … Abortion Law Was Challenged All the Way to the Supreme Court A Louisiana abortion law was designed to protect women. … providers, including June Medical Services, in federal district court and then at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the … Circuit. October 2019 : The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case . January 2020 : ADF attorneys filed a …