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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Christiana Kiefer regarding Gov. Doug Burgum’s signing Tuesday of HB 1249 and HB 1489, two bills that together protect athletic opportunities for female athletes from grade school to college by ensuring they are not forced to compete against males playing on women’s sports teams: “Girls deserve equal opportunities to experience the thrill of victory. We commend North Dakota for becoming the twenty-first state to ensure women and girls can compete on a level playing field. As we continue to witness increasing ...

WHO: Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys WHAT: Available for media interviews following oral arguments in Arizona Christian University v. Washington Elementary School District WHEN: Immediately following hearing, which begins at 10:30 a.m. PDT, Tuesday, April 11 WHERE: U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, Sandra Day O’Connor U.S. Courthouse, 401 W. Washington St., Courtroom 501, Phoenix. To schedule an interview, contact ADF Media Relations Specialist Jacqueline Ribeiro at (202) 961-9396. PHOENIX – Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing Arizona Christian University will ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Christiana Kiefer regarding the Biden administration’s proposed rule change pertaining to Title IX that would allow males to compete on female sports teams, depriving women and girls of equal athletic opportunities: “The Biden administration’s proposed rules are a slap in the face to female athletes who deserve equal opportunity to compete in their sports. The Department of Education’s rewriting of Title IX degrades women and tells them that their athletic goals and placements do not matter. When society and the ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Christiana Kiefer regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Thursday to leave in place for now a federal appeals court’s temporary injunction that prevents West Virginia from enforcing its validly enacted law protecting women’s sports while the case continues in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit: “Today’s decision didn’t end this case. While we hoped the Supreme Court would lift the injunction that the 4th Circuit imposed—with no explanation—on West Virginia’s women’s sports law, we remain ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Christiana Kiefer regarding the Kansas Legislature’s override of Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto Wednesday of the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, a bill that protects opportunities for women and girls in athletics by ensuring they are not forced to compete against males playing on women’s sports teams: “We commend the Kansas Legislature for securing a level playing field for Kansas’s female athletes by overriding Gov. Kelly’s misguided veto of the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act. When the law ignores biological ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp, director of the ADF Center for Legislative Advocacy, regarding Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb’s signing Wednesday of SB 480, a bill that protects children from dangerous, life-altering medical procedures: “Denying the truth that we are either male or female hurts people, especially vulnerable children. Indiana is right to stop the injection of political agendas into the health care system by ensuring that children are protected from life-altering, so-called ‘gender transition’ procedures. Science and ...

Twelve friend-of-the-court briefs filed with federal appeals court in support of Connecticut female athletes

Multiple friend-of-the-court briefs filed in support of College of the Ozarks

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp, director of the ADF Center for Legislative Advocacy, regarding the Kentucky Legislature’s override Wednesday of Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of SB 150, a bill that protects children from dangerous, life-altering medical procedures and ensures parents have access and accountability in their children’s schools: “Denying the truth that we are either male or female causes real harm to people, especially vulnerable children. Today, the Kentucky Legislature enacted vital protections for young children and ...

ADF attorneys representing Tacoma marriage, family counselor file petition with high court in case challenging Washington state law that censors speech