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… Censorship Is Incompatible with a Free Society Censorship by both private and public actors is … censorship are becoming increasingly common, and ADF has defended people against all three in recent years. …

… How Pittsburgh Tried to Silence Pro-Life Sidewalk Counselors … the City of Pittsburgh. Case timeline September 2014 : ADF attorneys first challenged  the Pittsburgh law in federal … the decision  to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. June 2016 : The Third Circuit said that the lower …

… The ‘Irreversible Damage’ of Censorship Which path do we want to follow: a culture of free … is Shrier’s. But it “is the book the activists seek to suppress.”   Book banning … and burning Target retail stores … Director at Alliance Defending Freedom, where he supports ADF's communications and fundraising efforts. View Profile … …

… has involved students using intimidation, bullying, and censorship to shut down ideas they don’t like. Just last year, ADF CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner was … our own devices, people in power would always oppress and suppress the powerless. The U.S. Constitution recognizes …

… What Is a Free Speech Zone? Many colleges and universities designate an … get advanced permission and reserve one of two tiny speech zones on campus that were only open 10 percent of the week. … groups who have run into the same problem. Thankfully, the ADF Center for Academic Freedom has a 100% success rate in …

… Pro-Life Students School Professor on Free Speech A professor at Fresno State tried to censor the … a message himself. On top of all that, he claimed that his censorship of pro-life views was “part of free speech.” Just … own right to free speech.” Outcome After filing the suit, ADF attorneys secured a favorable settlement in a major …

… Social Media Censorship by Government Officials Cannot Stand  The Supreme … v. Missouri ), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit detailed the pressure campaign some government … from a lab in Wuhan a “conspiracy theory” and tried to suppress what he called “the threat of further distortions in …

… now in jeopardy. In 2018, Washington passed a Counseling Censorship Law that allows government officials to censor … dismiss the lawsuit. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit upheld that decision and inexplicably claimed that the law does not regulate Brian’s speech. ADF is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse that ruling. …

… New York Is Violating Photographer’s Free Speech Photographer Emilee Carpenter wants to create art … speech. That ruling violates the First Amendment. So ADF attorneys appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. Oral arguments before the 2nd Circuit took place in …

… How Preferred Pronouns Threaten Free Speech ‘Preferred pronouns’ may sound harmless, but they … education, and care of their children. As the litany of ADF cases below shows, these policies have become widespread … behalf, and in 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ruled in his favor, saying that the university had …