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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 the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Monday not to hear Tingley v. Ferguson, a case challenging Washington state’s counseling censorship law: “We’re disappointed that Washington’s Counseling Censorship Law will continue to prevent many people from getting the help they need. The law clearly violates the First Amendment by censoring counselors like Brian, and that ultimately hurts his clients. Washington forces counselors to tell their clients that there ...

ADF attorneys represent Family Research Council in landmark abortion case

Lawsuit takes issue with charging noncommercial Christian radio stations royalty fees more than 18 times higher than secular NPR stations

Officials prohibited fifth-grader from distributing candy-cane ornaments with Christian message

ADF attorneys representing cake artist and his Masterpiece Cakeshop asked state high court to uphold Phillips’ First Amendment rights

ADF attorneys available for media interviews following oral arguments

10th Circuit declares unconstitutional state’s determination that Christian university “too religious” for student aid

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Justice will write a friend-of-the-court brief in support of a lawsuit Alliance Defense Fund attorneys filed against a Michigan school district last year. The school district prohibited a student from attaching a religious message to candy cane ornaments he passed out to classmates at Christmas. “The DOJ’s determination to convey its opinion in this case indicates that the present administration has a keen interest in seeing the First Amendment liberties of school children preserved,” said ADF Senior Legal Counsel Jeff Shafer. Of the thousands of civil rights ...

Group that filed complaint agrees ruling against printer, if adopted, forces all printers to promote messages they oppose

Christian told he could not distribute literature without permit; ADF attorneys ask court to halt policy