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Educators, parents, and students are facing increasing threats to their freedoms. Why? Because government officials are silencing speech that they disagree with and punishing Americans for engaging in honest discussion and debate. Some policies seek to compel educators and students to express messages that aren’t true, or ones that violate their beliefs. These unlawful directives force educators to deceive and mislead parents and students about plain truths, and to speak messages with which they disagree—or face punishment. But don’t educators and students alike have the right to live and ...

ADF attorneys represent Carroll Independent School District in legal challenge to protect student privacy, safety

Your partnership with Alliance Defending Freedom is advancing the cause of freedom. That’s not just an empty phrase—we want you to be encouraged by the victories and progress we’ve been blessed with over the past year. Did you know that your financial support and prayers are helping turn the tide against gender ideology? We’ve stood with courageous female athletes to push back against the Biden administration’s unlawful attempt to rewrite Title IX—and we’re seeing that effort begin to bear fruit. Three courts have now acted to halt the administration’s actions, and we’re not done yet. Women ...

ADF attorneys, along with West Virginia, Idaho, file two separate petitions with high court in two women’s sports cases

ADF attorneys represent John Kluge, forced to resign over mandated use of names, pronouns inconsistent with sex

ADF attorneys representing American College of Pediatricians, along with seven states, sue HHS

WHO: Alliance Defending Freedom client and former West Virginia college athlete Lainey Armistead WHAT: Speaking at West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s press conference updating the status of the case B.P.J. v. West Virginia State Board of Education, in which West Virginia is seeking to have its law protecting women’s sports upheld WHEN: 1:30 p.m. EDT, Thursday, July 11 WHERE: West Virginia Attorney General's Library, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East, Charleston, or view the livestream. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: To schedule an interview, contact ADF Deputy Director of Media Relations ...

ADF attorneys urge state appellate court to respect constitutionally protected freedoms of Coptic orthodox church, bishop

Who is Liam? As a middle-school student in Middleborough, Massachusetts, Liam was punished by the school for wearing a t-shirt that says, “There are only two genders.” Why what happened to Liam matters Students don’t forfeit their free speech when they walk into school. It’s not just about a shirt—it’s about government officials telling a middle-schooler that he can’t say something that’s important to him just because they disapprove of what he said. That’s not freedom. If the government can censor Liam, it can censor any student about any subject. The school’s actions are illegal All students ...

A child’s relationships with parents and family are critical. Parents know the needs of their children best. They have the God-given responsibility to raise their children and walk through every life stage with them. Sadly, many schools are creating policies that undermine that relationship. Did you know some schools have ‘gender support plans’ to socially transition children without parental consent? Are your children being taught that they are either ‘oppressors’ or ‘oppressed’? Are they being compelled to affirm offensive concepts that violate their beliefs? Download our FREE toolkit, which ...