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… Bronx Church’s 20-Year Legal Battle Led to Freedom for New Yorkers of All Faiths After 20 years of legal … the spaces for worship services. Bronx Household of Faith v. Board of Education of the City of New York In 1995, Bronx … renting public-school facilities for worship services. Attorneys with Alliance Defending Freedom asked the Supreme …

… 14, 2023 Imagine a prospective employee applying to work for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). A PETA employee decides to interview the … employ people who do not share that vision. That’s why ADF attorneys filed a lawsuit challenging New York’s law on …

… Court Hears Case of High School Football Coach Punished for Prayer High school football coach Joe Kennedy was fired … June 27, 2022  -   The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District  that Coach Kennedy's personal … is off-limits, what other speech is? As Coach Kennedy’s attorneys wrote in their brief to the Supreme Court, “If the …

… and gender identity. He is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a professor with … that crafted a pioneering set of standards of care for individuals suffering from gender dysphoria, and he has … expert witness in an Alliance Defending Freedom case— Doe v. Madison Metropolitan School District —and another case in …

… Why the Stanford Free Speech Debacle Matters The heckling of Judge Kyle Duncan at Stanford shows that free speech is as … recommended that their classmates who thought that Roe v. Wade should be overturned be subjected to “unrelenting … campuses are increasingly exchanging civility and debate for anger and censorship. As a recent column in the Yale …

… when Jennifer received a call from the principal. L.B. v. Simpson County School District Lydia’s principal told … And they certainly can’t single out religious speech for worse treatment than other types of speech. On top of … teaching to students.” Case timeline November 2020 : ADF attorneys filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Lydia Booth …

… Justice Right to Warn of Dangers in Dismissing Jurors for Their Faith The case at issue involves a woman who … the Supreme Court said in the 1946 case of Thiel v. Southern Pacific Co. The judicial system, then, should not … Imagine if, “to err on the side of caution,” we allowed attorneys and judges to exclude groups of Americans from …

… organizations to be able to make employment decisions for ministers without government interference. Written by … institutions. If religious beliefs are at the center of an organization, then it is addressing some of life’s most … as well as those of faith and doctrine” ( Kedroff v. Saint Nicholas Cathedral , 1952). However, the passage of …

… responsibility as parents. They want to do what is best for their children and parent them well. But the actions of … not school officials acting on their own. Figliola v. Harrisonburg City Public School Board HCPS detailed its … 2022 : After receiving a response from the district, ADF attorneys sent a second letter  reiterating how “HCPS’ policy …

… State tried to censor the campus chapter of Students for Life. Written by Alliance Defending Freedom Published May … angrily challenged them. Fresno State Students for Life v. Thatcher As Bernadette, Jesus, and other members of Fresno … right to free speech.” Outcome After filing the suit, ADF attorneys secured a favorable settlement in a major victory …