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ADF attorneys served on legal team defending law, worked with lawmakers to draft language

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom General Counsel Kristen Waggoner regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic ruling Friday in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which upholds Mississippi’s Gestational Age Act and reverses the high court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, meaning states may now fully protect innocent, unborn life. ADF attorneys served on Mississippi’s legal team to defend the law and helped state lawmakers draft it: “The Supreme Court’s decision is a major victory for unborn children and their mothers. Laws across the country can now ...

WHO: Alliance Defending Freedom client Lorie Smith, owner of 303 Creative, and ADF General Counsel Kristen Waggoner WHAT: Speaking at a press conference led by Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Doug Lamborn on Smith’s free speech lawsuit before the U.S. Supreme Court, 303 Creative v. Elenis WHEN: Thursday, June 9, beginning at 12 p.m. EDT WHERE: House Triangle, U.S. Capitol, Washington ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Other speakers confirmed to speak include U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn and James Lankford and U.S. Reps. Vicki Hartzler and Debbie Lesko. To schedule an interview with Smith or Waggoner, contact ADF ...

ADF attorneys represent Lorie Smith in 303 Creative v. Elenis

ADF attorneys file opening brief on behalf of Lorie Smith in 303 Creative v. Elenis

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 ...

ADF attorneys represent Lorie Smith and her web design firm in 303 Creative v. Elenis

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom General Counsel Kristen Waggoner regarding the state of Virginia’s decision to change its position at the U.S. Supreme Court from opposing Mississippi’s law protecting life to supporting it in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization: “With Virginia’s decision to reverse its position to support the right of states to protect life, respect women, and preserve the integrity of the medical profession, a majority of U.S. states now say Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided, and that the Supreme Court should reverse its 1973 decision ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom General Counsel Kristen Waggoner regarding the oral arguments that took place Wednesday at the U.S. Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization: “Because life is a human right, the Supreme Court should uphold Mississippi’s law protecting unborn children and their mothers and overturn the decision in Roe v. Wade. It was clear today that the justices were carefully considering the arguments made, and we sincerely hope that the court reaches a result that protects life. Mississippi’s commonsense law upholds ...

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 ...