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ADF attorneys, public figures available for media interviews at press conference following hearing Tuesday

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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 Erik Baptist regarding a letter Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, together with 15 other state attorneys general, sent to YouTube Monday asking it to correct or remove a misleading and inaccurate “context” disclaimer it put on multiple videos ADF posted on the platform explaining the serious harms abortion drugs can cause women: “Women deserve to know the truth about the risks posed by abortion drugs, which is why the first-hand accounts ADF posted on YouTube are so vital. Yet YouTube insists on misleading ...

Alliance Defense Fund files lawsuit saying public school students don’t leave First Amendment rights at the school door

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp regarding Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s decision to sign the Student Religious Liberties Act, HB 164, a bill to protect freedom of religious expression and right of students to pray in public schools: “Students do not shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gate. Ohio’s Student Religious Liberties Act protects students’ right to express their religious beliefs and ensures that schools can’t punish or give students a poor grade simply because they choose to express a religious viewpoint when ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Greg Chafuen regarding the Religion Is Essential Act, which became law Wednesday. HB 1211, sponsored by Rep. Mary Bentley, ensures that churches and other religious organizations are allowed to remain open during a state of emergency on the same terms as businesses and other secular services: “While public officials have the authority and responsibility to protect public health and safety, the First Amendment prohibits the government from treating houses of worship and religious organizations worse than ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Kate Anderson, director of the ADF Center for Parental Rights, regarding new policies the Virginia Department of Education announced Tuesday that ensure respect for the role of parents in directing the education and health care of their children: “ADF supports Virginia’s new education policies, which help ensure respect for parental rights and protect children’s mental and physical health. Parents are the primary caregivers of their children and are in the best position to know what’s best for their own kids’ ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Mark Lippelmann regarding the voluntary dismissal Wednesday of Hermiston Christian School v. Brown, a lawsuit against Oregon Gov. Katherine Brown’s order that threatened private schools with 30 days of jail time and $1,250 fines for reopening in-person instruction while allowing public schools of identical size in the same county permission to resume in-person classes. The school is withdrawing its lawsuit because Brown eliminated special exceptions that existed for public schools and is now allowing Christian ...

ADF attorneys represent Turning Point USA chapter, student at Copper Hills High School