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… organizations on the importance of laws and policies that protect First Amendment rights. He has testified before the … organizations on the importance of laws and policies that protect First Amendment rights. He has testified before the …

Logan Spena serves as legal counsel for the Center for Academic Freedom with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he defends the rights of students, professors, and organizations to speak, associate, and worship freely.

Emilie Kao serves as senior counsel and vice president of advocacy strategy for Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the U.S. Legal Team. In this role, she supports ADF’s legal and legislative objectives through culture shaping initiatives. Before joining ADF, Kao served as director of the DeVos Center for Religion and Civil Society at the Heritage Foundation. She led a team of experts who provided strategy, research, and policy recommendations on life, marriage, and religious freedom consistent with Constitutional principles. She convened coalitions of strategic partners to ...

… a Five-Year-Old Girl Every school district has a duty to protect the privacy and safety of its students. The City … sex to use the restrooms and locker rooms that align with their claimed gender identity. Not only that, but they would … has agreed to do so . Every school district has a duty to protect the privacy and safety of its students. The City …

… no different than many other artists who seek to live out their values. It’s hard to put everything you have in to … the rights of some artists, but not all. The state is trying to force me, and all artists who share my beliefs, to … have asked a federal appellate court in New York to protect my freedom. Freedom of speech is a precious part of …

… agencies to operate in accordance with the teachings of their faith; challenging school policies that usurp the right … of parents to direct life-critical therapeutic choices for their own children; and working to ensure that girls and … agencies to operate in accordance with the teachings of their faith; challenging school policies that usurp the right …

Erik Baptist serves as senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, focusing on administrative litigation and regulatory advocacy.

… Punishing Americans for expressing their beliefs is still unlawful censorship, even if it occurs after the speech … The government officials violated the First Amendment by trying to censor speech, and Twitter went right along with … in damages and attorneys’ fees. Former University of North Texas professor Dr. Nathaniel Hiers also faced censorship …

… disagree with is unconstitutional. Even so, artists are still being threatened today for declining to convey ideas … one woman. But Lorie lives in Colorado. And Colorado was trying to misuse one of its laws to force her to create … operate consistent with its beliefs. Likewise, in State of Texas and Mayo Pharmacy v. HHS , ADF represents Mayo …

… who receive cross-sex hormones and artificially lower their testosterone levels should be allowed to compete … a fair playing field. An expert report by Dr. Gregory A. Brown , an exercise science professor at the University of … Similarly, in 2021, West Virginia passed a law to protect athletes like Lainey Armistead. Like Selina, Lainey …