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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 ...

The 9th Circuit upheld a female-only beauty pageant’s right to have all-female contestants to express messages consistent with its beliefs.

… with U.S. Supreme Court reinforce importance of allowing emergency room doctors to preserve life Published November … Alliance Defending Freedom and Cooper & Kirk,  filed  an emergency application for stay pending appeal on November 20 with the Supreme Court. The emergency application asks the nation’s high court to respect …

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

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Christiana Kiefer regarding the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act ( SB 44), which became law after Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Monday that he would allow the bill to be enacted without his signature. The bill protects opportunities for women and girls in athletics by ensuring they are not forced to compete against men playing on women’s sports teams: “Women and girls deserve to compete on a level playing field. When the law ignores biological reality, female athletes lose medals, podium spots, public ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp regarding Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto Friday of H.B. 68, the Saving Ohio Adolescents from Experimentation Act, legislation designed to protect parents and children from the pressure and administration of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and identity-driven surgeries for minors. The bill includes the Save Women’s Sports Act, which requires single-sex teams and sports at schools, state institutions of education, and private colleges: “Gov. DeWine betrayed Ohio’s children, women, and families by ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Christiana Kiefer regarding the Pennsylvania Legislature’s passage Wednesday of the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act (HB 972), 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: “Women and girls deserve to compete on a level playing field. When the law ignores biological reality, female athletes lose medals, podium spots, public recognition, and opportunities to compete. We’ve seen increasing examples across ...

ADF attorneys represent Women’s Health Link in Fort Wayne bus ad case

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Christiana Kiefer regarding South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster’s signing Monday of the Save 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: “Girls deserve to compete on a level playing field. We welcome South Carolina to the growing number of states that have acted to preserve fair competition for all females, whether in grade school or college. When the law ignores biological ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Christiana Kiefer regarding Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto Friday of the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, as 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: “By vetoing this bill, Gov. Kelly has chosen—for the third time—to reject fairness in sports for thousands of women and girls in Kansas. Allowing males to compete in girls’ sports is discriminatory and destroys fair competition and women’s athletic ...