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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp, director of the ADF Center for Legislative Advocacy, regarding the Louisiana Legislature’s override Tuesday of Gov. John Bel Edward’s veto of HB 648, a bill that protects children from dangerous, life-altering medical procedures: “Denying the truth that we are either male or female hurts real people, especially vulnerable children. By overriding the governor’s misguided veto, the Louisiana Legislature has taken a critical step to protect children from radical activists that peddle gender ideology and ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom President and CEO Michael P. Farris regarding a letter ADF and more than 80 allies sent to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Tuesday asking him to oppose the misnamed “Respect for Marriage Act,” a bill that would do far more than enshrine same-sex marriage into federal law by intentionally jeopardizing the religious freedom of millions of Americans who have sincerely held beliefs about marriage: “When culture and political institutions fail to respect the institution of marriage and instead promote open aggression against ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom General Counsel Kristen Waggoner regarding the oral arguments that took place Wednesday at the U.S. Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization: “Because life is a human right, the Supreme Court should uphold Mississippi’s law protecting unborn children and their mothers and overturn the decision in Roe v. Wade. It was clear today that the justices were carefully considering the arguments made, and we sincerely hope that the court reaches a result that protects life. Mississippi’s commonsense law upholds ...

A federal court upheld a district court’s decision that three pro-life organizations, not located in Maryland, cannot be required to produce thousands of pages of files by the Baltimore City Council in a lawsuit in which they have no involvement. In December 2014, a judge ruled the city’s requests were “grossly excessive.”

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Greg Baylor, director of the ADF Center for Religious Schools, regarding U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Greg Steube’s introduction of the Safeguarding Charity Act, a bill to reaffirm that tax-exempt status does not constitute “federal financial assistance.” Receipt of federal financial assistance triggers multiple burdensome federal laws under which charities and other nonprofits could lose their tax-exempt status: “The Safeguarding Charity Act seeks to confirm what has always been true: a nonprofit’s tax ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp, director of the ADF Center for Legislative Advocacy, commending U.S. Sens. Tim Scott, James Lankford, and Rep. Virginia Foxx for introducing the Families’ Rights and Responsibilities Act, a bill that protects parents’ right to guide the upbringing, education, and health care of their children: “Parents love and know their child best, and they have the right and duty to direct the upbringing and care of their children. Yet parental rights have been eroded by government actions that view children as ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Monday in Thompson v. Clark, a case in which police officers in New York entered a home without a warrant and arrested a man for alleged child abuse that was later determined not to have occurred, as the 911 caller accusing Larry Thompson was a member of his family who had a history of mental illness: “The government is well equipped under the Constitution to further its interest in protecting children from abuse ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner regarding the U.S. Congress’s reintroduction Wednesday of the deceptively named “Equality Act,” legislation that threatens religious freedom, fairness and safety for women and girls, and the ability of everyday Americans to live in alignment with their beliefs: “Our nation’s laws should respect the constitutionally guaranteed freedoms of every American citizen. The deceptively named ‘Equality Act’ hides behind promises of tolerance and empowerment, but, in practice, it ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Elissa Graves regarding a friend-of-the-court brief ADF filed Monday with the Iowa Supreme Court in Planned Parenthood of the Heartland v. Reynolds on behalf of 60 Iowa legislators who are asking the court to reverse its 2018 decision that declared abortion “a fundamental right” and struck down the required 24-hour waiting period that ensured women have the opportunity to receive and evaluate important health information before proceeding with an abortion: “The most fundamental of our human rights is the right to ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Greg Chafuen regarding Idaho Gov. Brad Little’s signing Monday of H 578, a bill that ensures faith-based adoption and foster care providers are free to serve children in need and work with the state to find loving, forever homes for kids: “Every child deserves a loving home that can provide them stability and opportunities to grow. Faith-based adoption and foster care providers have served children looking for loving homes for centuries while living out their sincerely held religious beliefs. Yet, in states like ...