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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Monday in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, a case in which high school football coach Joe Kennedy was suspended for engaging in 30 seconds of personal prayer at the end of a game: “As the Supreme Court has affirmed, Coach Kennedy’s personal prayer of gratitude at the end of a football game is protected under the First Amendment both as religious exercise and as private speech, free from government censorship ...

ADF attorneys served on legal team defending law, worked with lawmakers to draft language

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom General Counsel Kristen Waggoner regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic ruling Friday in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which upholds Mississippi’s Gestational Age Act and reverses the high court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, meaning states may now fully protect innocent, unborn life. ADF attorneys served on Mississippi’s legal team to defend the law and helped state lawmakers draft it: “The Supreme Court’s decision is a major victory for unborn children and their mothers. Laws across the country can now ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Christiana Kiefer regarding the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed rule published Thursday that interprets Title IX of the Civil Rights Act in a manner inconsistent with the plain meaning of that law to illegitimately inject it with the administration’s political preferences, thereby disregarding a wide range of constitutionally protected freedoms: “Fifty years ago, Congress acted to protect equal opportunity for women by passing Title IX. Now, by radically rewriting federal law, the Biden administration is ...

ADF attorneys represent former Georgia Gwinnett College student prevented from sharing his faith on campus

EVENT 1 WHO: Alliance Defending Freedom female athlete clients Chelsea Mitchell (and her mother Christy Mitchell), Alanna Smith (and her mother Cheryl Radachowsky), Selina Soule, Madison Kenyon, Mary Marshall, Lainey Armistead, and ADF Senior Counsel Christiana Kiefer WHAT: Speaking at Title IX 50th anniversary rally hosted by the Independent Women’s Forum on protecting female athletes and sex-specific sports teams WHEN: Thursday, June 23, at 11 a.m. EDT WHERE: Freedom Plaza, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: To schedule an interview, contact ADF Media Relations ...

ADF attorneys filed friend-of-the-court brief in Carson v. Makin on behalf of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty

ADF attorneys file friend-of-the-court brief in defense of HB 1041

WHO: Alliance Defending Freedom client and former West Virginia State University soccer player Lainey Armistead and ADF Senior Counsel Christiana Kiefer WHAT: Speaking at press conference led by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on the lawsuit B.P.J. v. West Virginia State Board of Education WHEN: Tuesday, June 21, at 10:00 a.m. EDT WHERE: Attorney General’s Rotunda outside the AG’s Office by California Street entrance, Charleston ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: To schedule an interview, contact ADF Media Relations Manager AnnMarie Pariseau at (480) 417-3975. Other speakers confirmed ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp regarding South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster’s signing Friday of the Medical Ethics and Diversity Act, a bill that protects doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals and organizations from being forced to participate in specific healthcare services that violate their conscience: “Americans shouldn’t be forced to violate their consciences, and doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals are no exception. Patients are best served by medical practitioners who are free to act consistent with ...