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When will it end? After ten years, Colorado cake artist Jack Phillips is still fighting for his right to speak freely. Even though the State of Colorado abandoned its prosecution of the cake artist, a local attorney is now going after Jack in civil court. The Colorado Court of Appeals just affirmed a trial court decision punishing Jack for not designing a custom cake celebrating a gender transition that an activist attorney requested. Alliance Defending Freedom is appealing that decision. What’s happened to Jack is a blatant of example of activists targeting, harassing, and punishing those who ...

He’s been called names, received death threats, been compared to Nazis and slaveholders, and been dragged into court again and again. All because he wants to say what he believes without fear of government punishment. But let’s back up. Jack is a cake artist in Colorado. As the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, he gladly serves all people. And like most artists, he always decides whether to create a custom cake based on what message it will express, never who requests it. For this, Colorado officials tried to punish Jack all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court. They wanted to force Jack to say ...

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Help ensure your constitutional rights always have a strong legal defense. DONATE NOW The Colorado Supreme Court has agreed to hear the latest case against cake artist Jack Phillips and his Masterpiece Cakeshop. Will you help fuel his defense? In the third lawsuit targeting Jack and his business, the Colorado Court of Appeals affirmed a judgment punishing Jack for not designing a custom pink-and-blue cake celebrating a gender transition that an activist attorney requested. Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys appealed that decision to the state’s high court, which will hear the case. But we ...

Free speech is under threat in America. Lydia Booth, a brave Mississippi 3rd grader was silenced by her school for wearing her “Jesus Loves Me” mask. Though we won the case and the school dropped the policy, this is far from the only important free speech case. When you support Alliance Defending Freedom’s effort to protect speech, it’s not just for our courageous clients. It’s YOUR rights that are at stake as well. Can the government fire you for your comments it doesn’t like that you posted on a personal blog? They did that to volunteer fire chaplain Dr. Andrew Fox. Can activists or ...

Our freedoms are under attack. From female athletes across America being forced to compete against men in women’s sports (and even change in the same locker rooms), to activists and government officials coercing everyday people, like cake artist Jack Phillips… our freedoms need protection now as much as ever. That’s why we need you to stand with us on the Frontline for Freedom and help defend our God-given rights and liberties for this generation and those to come. Your monthly gift of $19, or more, will help Alliance Defending Freedom continue to take on cases that protect and advance our ...

If Colorado cake artist Jack Phillips can be harassed, targeted, and punished for his beliefs, can it happen to you? As Jack’s long-suffering shows, our freedoms are under increasing attack. That’s why we are standing together to defend our God-given rights and liberties. When you join with Alliance Defending Freedom and become a Champion for Freedom, your first gift will be doubled while matching funds last, doubling your impact! Your monthly gift of $19 or more will help ADF take on cases large and small that advance our right to both speak and live the truth. We have won 15 U.S. Supreme ...

Our culture is riddled with anxiety and confusion. Many are rejecting the very foundations on which freedom rests. And that leaves your freedoms under threat. But that’s why faithful, courageous people like Colorado cake artist Jack Phillips turn to Alliance Defending Freedom for help. When government officials and activists misuse the law to punish those they disagree with … when people of faith are discriminated against for their beliefs … when religious freedom and free speech are violated … ADF is called upon to help. ADF exists to advance the God-given right to live and speak the truth by ...

For more than 10 years, Colorado cake artist Jack Phillips has been dragged through courts because activists have targeted, harassed, and tried to punish him for his beliefs. In the third lawsuit targeting Jack and his business, Masterpiece Cakeshop, the Colorado Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s ruling that punished Jack for not designing a custom cake celebrating a gender transition, requested by an activist attorney. Jack serves everyone. But he can’t create every message that he’s asked to. The activist attorney said he wanted to “test” Jack and “correct the errors of [Jack’s] ...

It takes much courage to stand up to lies when it seems that so many in government, education, and the wider culture want to silence the truth. But our clients know that the truth— God’s truth—is precious and cannot be compromised. They also know they aren’t alone because they also have the encouragement and support of our faithful monthly partners on the Frontline for Freedom. Through the generosity of Ministry Friends like you, our clients can help defend freedom for every American in court without paying a dime in expensive legal fees. Take Jessica Bates, a mom of five in Oregon. With the ...