The Docket: News and Commentary Articles from ADF

ADF is challenging SB 1564, an Illinois law that would force pro-life doctors and pregnancy centers to refer for abortion.

Three women’s swim team captains at Roanoke College were forced to fight for the protection of their sport and their team.

Genuine love seeks the good of the other, even when it might cause us to be unfairly treated or called hateful.

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’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.

Vermont snowboarding coach Dave Bloch favorably settled his lawsuit after being fired for saying that men and women are different.

Ectopic pregnancy is both a tragedy and an emergency, and laws in every state protect treatment for women who face it.

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