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Pro-life sidewalk counselors challenged a Pittsburgh law that prevented them from speaking freely.

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom President and CEO Michael Farris regarding Thursday’s Senate confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson as the newest member of the U.S. Supreme Court: “ADF congratulates Ketanji Brown Jackson on her confirmation as the next associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. The American people count on our courts to apply the laws as written, not engage in judicial policymaking. A justice therefore should interpret the Constitution faithfully and according to the original public meaning of the Framers who wrote it. Respecting the ...

Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission, a Christian ministry serving the homeless, is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its case.

Gordon College, a Christian college in Massachusetts, is asking the courts to uphold its religious freedom.

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 ...

The ministerial exception allows religious organizations to be able to make employment decisions for ministers without government interference.

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch regarding the commonwealth of Virginia’s decision to change its position in Carson v. Makin at the U.S. Supreme Court from opposing to supporting Maine families whom the state prohibited from participating in a state tuition program—designed for students who don’t have access to a local public school—because the private school alternatives they wish to attend are religious: “Religious freedom means the right to not only be a person of faith, but to also live ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to take Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, a case in which a high school football coach was suspended for engaging in 30 seconds of personal prayer at the end of a game: “As the friend-of-the-court brief we joined urging the Supreme Court to take this case explains, no right is more fundamental to our Constitution than the ability of every citizen to give personal thanks to God for the blessings of His provision ...

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 ...

‘I hope my case has helped draw some attention to the danger this growing intolerance poses for all of us.’