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… Religious Freedom Prevails After Christian Orgs Challenge Virginia 'Values' Act Two churches, three schools, and a … according to their faith after challenging a Virginia law. Written by Alliance Defending Freedom Published April … to their religious beliefs. The Virginia ‘Values’ Act violates religious freedom In April 2020, then-Gov. Ralph …

… More Young Women Sidelined While West Virginia Sports Law on Hold Female athletes in West Virginia are losing … who suffer the most. That’s the reason Alliance Defending Freedom is defending a West Virginia law that ensures equal …

… This Photographer Made It Clear: Censorship Is Not a Virginia Value  Photographer Bob Updegrove challenged the … Northam signed the so-called Virginia Values Act into law. Among other negative consequences, this law threatened … that simply want to live and operate according to their religious beliefs. This law would have forced Bob to create …

… Is Religious Freedom Discrimination? Here’s why religious freedom is a social good and not discrimination. … of religion or freedom from religion. Section 16 of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, adopted in 1776, encapsulates …

… Professionals: Violate Your Conscience or Violate the Law ADF is challenging SB 1564, an Illinois law that would … to refer for abortion. Written by Alliance Defending Freedom Published October 23, 2023 Revised November 8, 2023 … as well. No one should be forced to express a message that violates their convictions—not pro-life pregnancy centers or …

… the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). Section 1557 of that law bans sex discrimination, but the regulation would expand … represent Lainey Armistead, who played soccer at West Virginia State University. Lainey intervened in a federal … in 2021 to fund California even though its coercive policy violates federal law. Image Matt Bowman Senior Counsel, …

… to say things she doesn’t believe. But Alliance Defending Freedom defended her right to free speech—all the way to the … in Colorado claimed that the state’s public-accommodation law required Lorie to create websites expressing messages … a public accommodation has been defined in the law to cover entities like inns, taverns, and trains that are …

… New Mexico Passes New Law Protecting Doctors’ Freedoms After ADF filed a lawsuit, … the First Amendment’s guarantees of free speech and religious freedom. In addition, the law had a “Membership … to decline to participate in assisted suicide if it violates their conscience or religious beliefs. Outcome The …

… ADF Seeking to Protect Women’s Sports in West Virginia Soccer player Lainey Armistead intervened in a … sports in West Virginia. Written by Alliance Defending Freedom Published December 7, 2021 Revised April 24, 2024 … and collegiate athletics, West Virginia’s women's sports law makes sure that males who identify as female cannot take …

… Major Victory: Court Revives Lawsuit of Virginia Teacher Fired Over Compelled Pronouns Peter Vlaming, … to ideological views that violate their sincerely held religious beliefs.” The ruling means that Peter’s case can … of contract under the Virginia Constitution and Virginia law. September 2021 : Peter asked the Virginia Supreme Court …