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WHO: Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Tyson Langhofer, director of the ADF Center for Academic Freedom WHAT: Testifying before the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government at its hearing “Free Speech: The Biden Administration’s Chilling of Parents’ Fundamental Rights” WHEN: Thursday, March 23, beginning at 2 p.m. EDT WHERE: Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2141, Washington ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: To schedule an interview, contact ADF Media Relations Specialist Hayden Sledge at (205) 767-4705. A livestream of the hearing will be available ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch regarding the federal government’s brief filed Thursday with the U.S. Supreme Court in State of Idaho v. United States of America: “The Biden administration has no authority to override Idaho’s law and force emergency room doctors to perform abortions. There is no conflict between Idaho’s Defense of Life Act and EMTALA. Both Idaho’s law and EMTALA seek to protect the lives of women and their unborn children. The Supreme Court should uphold Idaho’s law and ...

WHO: Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp, director of the ADF Center for Legislative Advocacy WHAT: Testifying on fairness for women, protecting children, and protecting all Americans from government coercion before the Senate Judiciary Committee at its hearing “Protecting Pride: Defending the Civil Rights of LGBTQ+ Americans” WHEN: Wednesday, June 21, beginning at 10 a.m. EDT WHERE: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room G50, Washington, or view livestream ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: To schedule an interview, contact ADF Media Relations Specialist Hayden Sledge at (205) 767-4705 ...

WHO: Alliance Defending Freedom General Counsel Kristen Waggoner; Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Denise Harle, director of the ADF Center for Life WHAT: Waggoner will be speaking at the Empower Women Promote Life rally organized by the Mississippi attorney general’s office; Harle will be available for media interviews while the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization WHEN: Wednesday, Dec. 1, beginning at 9 a.m. EST WHERE: Outside the U.S. Supreme Court, 1 First St. NE, Washington ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: To schedule an interview ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner regarding the passing of retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor: “On behalf of all of us at Alliance Defending Freedom, I wish to extend our condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. As the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States, Justice O’Connor was a pioneer and role model for many women in the legal profession and beyond. While her jurisprudence may have sparked disagreement at ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp, director of the ADF Center for Legislative Advocacy, regarding the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage Friday of H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act: “Parents have a fundamental, constitutionally protected right to direct the upbringing of their children. This was rightfully acknowledged in Rep. Virginia Foxx’s amendment to the underlying bill. With the adoption of the Foxx amendment, the House affirmed that parental rights are entitled to protection from government interference just like every ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Denise Burke regarding a Wyoming bill, the Life is a Human Right Act, which became law Friday and affirms the value of every innocent human life: “Every human life is valuable, and every baby deserves to be protected. We are glad that Wyoming continues to eagerly protect life and enact laws that seek to preserve the lives of children and protect the wellbeing of their mothers. All states—including Wyoming—have valid interests in preserving unborn life, as well as a duty to protect the health and safety of women ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom General Counsel Kristen Waggoner regarding President Joseph Biden’s nomination Friday of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to fill the current vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court: “A justice should interpret the Constitution faithfully and according to the original public meaning of the Framers who wrote it. While ADF doesn’t take a position on the merits of Supreme Court nominees, respecting the Constitution in this way is essential to protect our precious freedoms, including our first freedom—the right to peacefully live and work ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Greg Baylor regarding Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s signing Thursday of HF 16, a bill that censors conversations between clients and counselors by dictating what goals can be pursued and what ideas can be discussed: “The government has no business censoring conversations between patients and counselors. HF 16 jeopardizes constitutionally protected freedom of speech by allowing government officials to insert themselves into private, sensitive conversations between counselors and their clients. Counselors shouldn’t be ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Tim Garrison regarding the Wyoming Supreme Court’s decision Friday to deny Right to Life of Wyoming, as well as Wyoming Reps. Rachel Rodriguez-Williams and Chip Neiman, the ability to intervene in defense of the state’s Life is a Human Right Act as the case, Johnson v. State of Wyoming, proceeds: “Wyoming has a strong and compelling interest in protecting women and unborn children from the harms of abortion, and the state will continue its life-saving efforts. We’re proud to serve alongside Right to Life of ...