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… COVID-19 pandemic, government officials across the United States trampled on basic rights in the name of “public … government agencies to pressure social media companies to censor Americans who expressed disfavored viewpoints. In its … officials in the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Federal Bureau of Investigation …

… Thankfully, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Colorado’s attempt to compel Lorie’s speech. In June 2023, the Court … mislabel speech as discrimination in order to compel or censor it. The First Amendment and public-accommodation laws … passed their own public-accommodation laws. While many states correctly apply these laws to help ensure people have …

Michael Ross serves as legal counsel for the Center for Academic Freedom with Alliance Defending Freedom

Katie Vizzerra serves as legal counsel of Blackstone Alumni Relations at Alliance Defending Freedom overseeing alumni of the Blackstone Legal Fellowship.

… or even killed. By contrast, countries like the United States have constitutions and laws guaranteeing the right to … expressing what you do believe. When government officials attempt to control speech, they are not simply limiting the … zones” through so-called public space protection orders to censor the silent prayers of pro-life volunteers. ADF …

… the most powerful corporations the world has ever known to censor speech it disagrees with should be an alarm bell for … this story is far from isolated. In fact, Jordan’s thread exposing Amazon’s censorial alliance with the White House was … of every political and religious stripe. Jordan’s thread exposing Amazon’s complicity with the White House includes a …

… deteriorate. We are seeing increasing attempts to cancel, censor, and ultimately silence views that are deemed … … 20457 … free speech … Supreme Court of the United States … Virginia Commonwealth University … The Heckler's …

… practice our religion. But when COVID-19 hit the United States and lockdowns began, some government officials seemed … Freedom stepped in to successfully defend the rights of church and ministry clients in 17 legal matters and assisted … Here are some examples: Discriminatory caps on in-person church services Nevada In June 2020, Nevada began to reopen …

… In 2017, ADF successfully argued in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Comer  that a private religious school … schools … religious freedom … Supreme Court of the United States … Case:Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Comer … Case:Espinoza v. Montana …

… care in accordance with the teachings of the [Catholic] Church.” Together, these two medical associations represent …