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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Mathew Hoffmann regarding a decision Friday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit in Henderson v. School District of Springfield R-12, a case involving two employees of Springfield Public Schools in Missouri who were sanctioned more than $300,000 by a federal court after they sued their employer over mandatory diversity and inclusion training that they claim violated their constitutionally protected freedoms: “Americans should know that they have the freedom to file civil rights’ litigation to ...

Liam Morrison, then a young middle school student, had his voice silenced when school officials punished him for expressing his opinion with a t-shirt that said, “There are only two genders.” Since then, an appeals court has ruled against him, and now his ADF attorneys are poised to appeal his case to the U.S. Supreme Court. He’s bravely standing for our free speech rights—show him your support with a quick message of encouragement right now!

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Cody Barnett regarding a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit Thursday in Chiles v. Salazar to uphold Colorado’s Counseling Censorship Law. The court reasoned that a counseling session transforms speech into conduct that is not protected by the First Amendment. ADF attorneys represent Kaley Chiles, a licensed professional counselor in Colorado, who helps clients with various issues—including gender identity and sexual orientation: “Counseling is speech, not conduct, and it must be treated as ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch regarding a friend-of-the-court brief ADF attorneys filed Thursday with the U.S. Supreme Court in Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission. ADF attorneys filed the brief on behalf of By the Hand Club for Kids, an Illinois ministry that is asking the high court to overturn a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling that creates an unconstitutional test to determine the sincerity of religious organizations’ outreach efforts: “Government ...

Appeals court rules that University of Louisville officials must stand trial for retaliating against Dr. Allan Josephson after he expressed personal views

Our rights to free speech and religious freedom enshrined in the U.S. Constitution are priceless. We know that these freedoms give us the ability to openly discuss important issues without fearing government punishment and to live out our faith openly and freely. Yet for many of our clients whose First Amendment freedoms have been violated, the Constitution has had a very direct and personal effect on their lives. Because of that founding document, they can continue to speak, work, and provide for their family without violating their conscience. They can continue to provide lifesaving care to ...

Treasurers warn Costco, Walmart, Kroger, Albertsons, McKesson to resist political pressure to dispense mifepristone

Caroline C. Lindsay serves as senior counsel on Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Advocacy Team.

The Brazilian Supreme Court blatantly violated free speech rights by banning X after the company’s chairman, Elon Musk, declined to censor disfavored views.