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It all began when Bank of America, one of the world’s largest banks sent abrupt notices to a Memphis-based church and Indigenous Advance, one of its ministry partners. The bank said they were closing their accounts and even the ministry’s credit cards. And they both had only 30 days to switch to a new bank. Bank of America didn’t even give a specific reason. All it said was that it simply no longer wanted to serve the ministries’ “business type” and that Indigenous Advance has exceeded the banks “risk tolerance.” But Indigenous Advance isn’t ideological or partisan. And it’s had the same ...

Lisa Fullerton is the President and CEO of A Novel Idea, dba Auntie Anne’s Pretzels and Cinnabon, which has been a multi-unit franchise operator in San Antonio, Texas since 2000. Lisa has been heavily involved in serving her community in a variety of capacities. She’s been a supporter and past board member of the San Antonio Clubhouse, which supports adults living with mental health diagnoses. Her business was one of the first San Antonio employers to hire clubhouse members through the group’s first ever Transitional Employment Program. To date, A Novel Idea has employed dozens of clubhouse ...

The Biden administration is pressuring Big Tech to filter the information Americans can receive on social media, which manipulates, how Americans think. The impact is far-reaching—beliefs are being silenced on social media. Yet the administration denies any wrongdoing. In fact, it’s appealing a federal court ruling that deemed the administration’s behavior “arguably … the most massive attack against free speech in United States’ history.” But what do YOU believe?

Dustin Hobbs serves as Senior Digital Copywriter & Editor at Alliance Defending Freedom.

Coach David Bloch has given so much to the snowboarding program at Woodstock Union High School (WUHS) in Vermont. As the founder of the program, he has invested countless hours in student athletes. But none of that mattered when Coach Bloch respectfully shared his beliefs regarding gender with two athletes—and became the latest American punished for acknowledging biological reality. Before a competition pitting the WUHS girls’ snowboarding team against a team that included a male, two student athletes were discussing the issue. Coach Bloch overheard the conversation and simply spoke to the ...

Gregory S. Baylor serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is the director of the Center for Religious Schools and senior counsel with the Center for Public Policy.

Katie Vizzerra serves as senior counsel and director of Blackstone Alumni Relations at Alliance Defending Freedom, overseeing alumni of the Blackstone Legal Fellowship. Prior to that role, she served as legal counsel of student training and engagement overseeing the Areté Academy program, along with other student trainings including the Law School Prep Academy and Journalism Academy. Before joining ADF full-time in 2014, Vizzerra worked as associate counsel at Denali Sourcing Services negotiating contracts for one of the largest banks in the country. She also was a legal clerk at a boutique ...

Government officials are using counselors to impose the state’s views about gender ideology on clients.

We are incredibly blessed to be welcoming 192 remarkable Christian law students from across the United States and around the globe to the 24th class of Blackstone Legal Fellowship! As one way of communicating support to this year’s Blackstone Interns, we are inviting you to write notes of encouragement to the incoming class. We look forward to hearing of the ways God will use these notes to bless the incoming students and of the fruit that your encouragement will help produce! Thank you for your continued support of the Blackstone Legal Fellowship.

Sara Beth Nolan serves as legal counsel for the Center for Public Policy at Alliance Defending Freedom where she focuses on First Amendment legislation.