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TULSA, Okla. — Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund finalized a settlement agreement Friday on behalf of a Christian fired from his job simply because he requested not to work on Sundays. “Christians shouldn’t be penalized for abiding by their beliefs, nor should they be forced to choose between their career and their faith,” said ADF Senior Counsel Kevin Theriot. “Federal law requires that employers reasonably accommodate employees with sincerely-held religious beliefs.” In 2005, Paul Royse, a police officer with the Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs, requested that he not be scheduled ...

Pro-life group is denied equal access to same privileges other groups receive because it's "too controversial"

ADF files suit over discriminatory fee schedule that charges churches but allows non-religious community groups to meet free of charge

Lawsuit prompts college to revise funding policy to end discrimination against religious, political groups

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Caleb Dalton regarding the University of Houston-Clear Lake’s decision to grant full recognition to Christian student organization Ratio Christi in Ratio Christi at the University of Houston–Clear Lake v. Khator, a lawsuit ADF filed Monday on behalf of Ratio Christi against the University of Houston-Clear Lake for discriminating against the group’s Christian beliefs by excluding Ratio Christi from Registered Student Organization status and the benefits that come with that recognition: “Today, Ratio Christi ...

ADF Center for Academic Freedom attorneys help secure constitutional right for campus ministry against latest attack by university

ADF attorneys file lawsuit over DMV officials’ rejection of “JOHN316” personalized license plate

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Rachel Rouleau regarding a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Tuesday in B.P.J. v. West Virginia State Board of Education that strips West Virginia of its ability to protect fairness in women’s sports: “Women and young girls deserve to compete on a level playing field. The court’s decision undermines equal opportunities and contradicts both biological reality and common sense. Title IX was designed to provide women with fair competition, and West Virginia’s women’s sports law does the same ...

Vote comes in wake of ADF lawsuit against city of Monroe on behalf of local church

Nearly six-year legal battle ends in victory for private college, university that wish to operate according to their beliefs