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… ADF attorneys dismantle Iowa commission’s defense of church speech ban New brief filed on behalf of church explains need to stop state from attempting to control … during any activity that the commission deems to not have a “bona fide religious purpose.” Examples the commission …

… Ga. church no longer meeting underground for now Court order … of less than three acres in any zoning district but does not similarly restrict other groups, including sports … of less than three acres in any zoning district but does not similarly restrict other groups, including sports …

… ADF asks 9th Circuit to rehear ‘Ask God what your grade is’ ruling Full court asked to reinstate … accused him of offending others, and wrote “Ask God what your grade is” on Lopez’s speech evaluation after he spoke … a classroom speech. The panel found that Lopez did not have legal standing to challenge the speech code even though …

… WA church to 9th Circuit: Don’t let state force us to fund … to protecting and celebrating life like Cedar Park does,” said ADF Legal Counsel Elissa Graves. “Cedar Park … Senate Bill 6219, legislation signed into law in March 2018. The legislation requires Cedar Park to provide coverage …

… Ariz. church appeals to state’s high court over $50K tax bill … what is happening to this church. If government officials have their way, this church will lose everything,” said … Defending Freedom attorneys argue, however, that state law does not require the church to do so when it is challenging …

… Ariz. church threatened with unjust foreclosure raises $68,000 to … in a lawsuit over the taxes, but because state courts have been unwilling to defer payment of the back-taxes until … ADF attorneys have argued, however, that state law does not require the church to do so when it is challenging …

… Published October 26, 2016 Related Case: Fort Des Moines Church of Christ v. Jackson DES MOINES, Iowa  – An Iowa … subject to government control and that state officials have no business determining which church activities are … unconstitutional power grab by clarifying that the law does not apply to churches and reassured Iowa churches that …

… lawsuit, but the IRS has stonewalled the release of details. In 2014, ADF filed a request under the Freedom of … group that it had adopted new protocols and procedures for church investigations in order to end the lawsuit. “The Obama … attorney general , and a number of concerned organizations have also asked the IRS to come clean on its settlement with …

… gatherings are; ADF and CAP attorneys represent church Published May 29, 2008 Related Case: Centro Familiar … provided for declining the permit was that a church does not fit with the city’s “goals” for the district. … zoning laws.  The city’s ‘you don’t fit’ attitude does not justify treating religious organizations differently …

… in $50K tax bill, possible foreclosure on rural Ariz. church State says church should owe no taxes, La Paz County … County should not owe any property taxes, county officials have levied a $50,000 tax bill against the church anyway … application. The church correctly explained that the IRS does not require it to have one and that Arizona property tax …