The Docket: News and Commentary Articles from ADF

Professor Amy Wisner forced students to purchase a subscription to her own political activist group.

ADF’s clients have faced laws that threatened their constitutional rights. Those rights are worth defending.

California unlawfully discriminated against certain speech with a law passed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jacksonville cannot punish Queen of Angels Catholic Bookstore for sharing and living out its beliefs.

Pre-enforcement challenges have been a hallmark of civil-rights litigation for decades, helping Americans challenge unjust laws while minimizing personal risk.

True freedom is not primarily a freedom ‘from’ external restraints or a freedom ‘to’ enact our own will but a freedom ‘for’ something greater than ourselves.

Church tax exemptions protect our First Amendment freedoms by ensuring the government cannot control religious organizations.

ADF is focused on achieving five Generational Wins—transforming law and culture for generations to come.

Cathy DeCarlo was forced to participate in an abortion in violation of her beliefs.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that government officials cannot misuse public-accommodation laws to force people to say something they don’t believe.