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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Matt Sharp regarding a federal district court’s limited nationwide order Tuesday in State of Texas v. United States of America that reaffirms his previous order prohibiting the Obama administration from forcing public schools to allow boys into girls’ locker rooms, showers, and restrooms while the lawsuit of several states moves forward. The court found that both Title IX and Title VII rely on the consistent, uniform application of national standards in education and workplace policy. Because the May 2016 Dear ...

Vermont physicians and other health care workers who don’t want to offer suicide as a legitimate option to their patients say they are exploring their legal options in the wake of a federal court’s decision Wednesday to dismiss their lawsuit against Vermont officials in two state agencies.

ADF attorneys secure settlement for 5th-grader initially banned from performing to ‘offensive’ Christian song in talent show

ADF attorneys serving as co-counsel with the Montana Attorney General’s Office urge state court to uphold pro-life law

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Erin Hawley regarding an administrative stay the U.S. Supreme Court issued Friday in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration: “The entry of a brief administrative stay is standard operating procedure whenever the Supreme Court is asked to consider an emergency request like this one. It gives the court sufficient time to consider the parties’ arguments before ruling. We look forward to explaining why the FDA has not met its heavy burden to pause the parts of the district court’s ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Christiana Kiefer regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit’s decision issued Friday in Adams v. School Board of St. Johns County that protects students’ privacy by separating school bathrooms based on biological sex: “We’re pleased the 11th Circuit has affirmed that sex is a distinct biological class that merits protection under the law, a reality that female athletes and so many others across the country have been fighting to protect. And if gender identity advocates had had their way, St. Johns ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Jacob Reed following a federal district court hearing held Monday in Christian Employers Alliance v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a case in which ADF attorneys represent CEA in a challenge to two Biden administration mandates that force religious nonprofit and for-profit employers to pay for and perform surgeries, procedures, counseling, and treatments that seek to alter one’s biological sex—actions that violate their religious beliefs: “The Constitution protects religious healthcare providers and ...

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 that ADF attorneys filed jointly at the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday with lead counsel representing former and current National Football League players who support a high school football coach suspended for engaging in 30 seconds of personal prayer at the end of a game: “American citizens do not give up the right to personal prayer when they accept employment with a public employer. As our brief explains, the First ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Elissa Graves regarding a friend-of-the-court brief ADF filed Monday with the Iowa Supreme Court in Planned Parenthood of the Heartland v. Reynolds on behalf of 60 Iowa legislators who are asking the court to reverse its 2018 decision that declared abortion “a fundamental right” and struck down the required 24-hour waiting period that ensured women have the opportunity to receive and evaluate important health information before proceeding with an abortion: “The most fundamental of our human rights is the right to ...

CEO Michael Farris: Parental rights ‘absolutely central’ to freedom