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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 Monday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in Villarreal v. City of Laredo on behalf of Young America’s Foundation to protect free speech by eliminating government officials’ immunity from liability when they clearly violate a citizen’s First Amendment rights: “Government officials, from college administrators to police officers, must be held accountable for unconstitutional or illegal ...

ADF attorneys represent four female athletes in case before full court

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, as co-counsel, filed Thursday with the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia in State of West Virginia v. Beaver on behalf of the West Virginia Christian Education Association in support of the Hope Scholarship program, which thousands of families rely on to send their children to schools aligned with their values, after a lower court wrongly halted the program from going into effect: “Thousands of West ...

Numerous friend-of-the-court briefs filed with state’s high court

ADF attorneys file opening brief with high court on behalf of two Georgia Gwinnett College graduates

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Greg Baylor, director of the ADF Center for Religious Schools, regarding a formal comment ADF attorneys submitted Tuesday to nine federal agencies urging them not to discriminate against faith-based organizations that participate in federally funded programs: “Religious beliefs motivate many Americans to help their neighbors in need, and these individuals and organizations shouldn’t be forced to abandon their religious character or mission before partnering with the government. But that’s just what the Biden ...

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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Julie Marie Blake regarding a formal comment ADF attorneys submitted Friday urging the U.S. Department of Education to withdraw its proposed rule that would roll back regulations that protect religious students from being singled out for discrimination at public universities: “Public universities must allow all students to speak freely, and they must allow student organizations to select their own leaders. As we explain in our comment submitted to the Department of Education, the administration’s plan to rescind ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Julie Marie Blake regarding a formal comment ADF attorneys submitted Monday with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services urging it to protect all Americans’ freedom to live out their conscientious and religious convictions: “Americans shouldn’t be forced to violate their ethical and religious beliefs. Yet, every year, countless medical practitioners needlessly suffer threats to their livelihoods and affronts to their faith just for asserting their rights to conscience and religious freedom. It’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 Monday with the U.S. Supreme Court in Groff v. DeJoy on behalf of Indiana music teacher John Kluge in support of ensuring, consistent with the requirements of federal law, that an employer must accommodate an employee’s religious practice unless the employer can prove undue hardship: “Federal law protects employees’ ability to live and work according to their religious beliefs. Employers must provide ...