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… U.S. DOJ: N.Y. churches entitled to equal treatment by schools … as other community groups.  The brief is the second one DOJ officials have filed in favor of the Bronx Household of Faith, a New York church which has been denied the right to rent space in a school building …

Alliance Defending Freedom represents Manhattan Institute in friend-of-the-court brief filed with Supreme Court

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner regarding the passing of retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor: “On behalf of all of us at Alliance Defending Freedom, I wish to extend our condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. As the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States, Justice O’Connor was a pioneer and role model for many women in the legal profession and beyond. While her jurisprudence may have sparked disagreement at ...

… , the Supreme Court additionally wrote that “the State has legitimate interests from the outset of the pregnancy in … Counsel Kevin Theriot. “In passing HB 2, Texas relied upon long-standing Supreme Court precedent that recognizes the … , the Supreme Court additionally wrote that “the State has legitimate interests from the outset of the pregnancy in …

… US DOJ: VT program discriminates against children attending … receive the same funding to attend that same class. The DOJ’s brief explains rightly that the U.S. Supreme Court’s … receive the same funding to attend that same class. The DOJ’s brief explains rightly that the U.S. Supreme Court’s …

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch, regarding a friend-of-the-court brief ADF attorneys filed Thursday with the U.S. Supreme Court urging it to hear Vitagliano v. County of Westchester, which centers on a devout Catholic occupational therapist challenging a New York county law that suppresses her First Amendment right to engage peacefully in sidewalk counseling with women considering an abortion: “Government officials shouldn’t have a free pass to silence speech in public places. The U.S ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Advocacy Strategy Emilie Kao regarding a letter ADF and 46 other organizations, as part of the Promise to America’s Parents Coalition, sent to U.S. congressional leadership Wednesday urging it to pass the Families’ Rights and Responsibilities Act: “Children flourish within strong families, led by their parents. Parents—not the government—play the primary role in raising their children. Parents have duties and corresponding natural rights to guide their children’s health care, education, and ...

… Cumming v. Baumann CUMMING, Ga. — A Georgia Superior Court has dismissed all charges against Frederic Baumann, a … the law,” said Cortman.  “We are glad that this injustice has now been reversed and that Mr. Baumann’s right to free speech has been affirmed.”   ADF is a legal alliance of Christian …

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Denise Burke regarding the Wyoming Legislature’s passage of HB 148, a bill that protects maternal health and the unborn: “Every human life is valuable, and every baby deserves to be protected. We are glad that Wyoming continues to enact laws that promote the safety and wellbeing of mothers and preserve the lives of children. This legislation specifically ensures that abortion facilities meet the same health and safety standards as other ambulatory surgical centers and that ultrasounds are performed prior to ...

… Minn. school says it has ‘every right to prohibit student speech’ Alliance … School of Rhetoric [the high school] only.” “The school has a right to censor students without violating their free … toward religious expression.” Moreover, “the Academy has allowed other similarly situated students to distribute …