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- ADF: Battle for Pledge of Allegiance is likely to continue
- SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund will be available to the media at the California Supreme Court Tuesday to comment on oral arguments in the case of Lewis v. Alfaro. ADF Chief Counsel Benjamin Bull will be in San Francisco at the courthouse, as will ADF Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence and ADF Senior Counsel Glen Lavy. According to Chief Counsel Benjamin Bull, Lewis v. Alfaro, the original action filed by ADF in the California Supreme Court, is a critical case for the rule of law in California and the nation. "The San Francisco mayor cannot unilaterally declare a ...
- "Choose Life" message too controversial
- SCOTTSDALE, AZ – The Alliance Defense Fund, America’s largest public interest religious liberty legal alliance, has announced the launch of its nationwide Christmas Project to combat senseless and reoccurring annual attempts to censor Christmas. "We expect the ACLU and its usual ‘freedom from religion’ allies, along with uninformed, misguided government officials in many communities to once again attempt to turn the joy of Christmas into a divisive ‘separation of church and state’ controversy," said Alan E. Sears, president of the Alliance Defense Fund. "Somebody will set up a Christmas crèche ...
- ADF official comment
- HOUSTON – A University of Houston student group, the Pro-Life Cougars, announced a victorious settlement today in a free speech lawsuit against the university. The settlement is a big win for the student organization, but it could prove to be an even bigger victory for student groups seeking to regain free speech rights on other campuses. The case involved a graphic pro-life exhibit banned from display on Butler Plaza at the University of Houston. Benjamin Bull, chief counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund and the lead attorney in Pro-Life Cougars v. University of Houston, explained that the ...
- ADF official comment
- Judge calls University of Houston a designated public forum for student speech
- HOUSTON – The Alliance Defense Fund Law Center, a national public interest law firm, last week filed for a second preliminary injunction to prevent the University of Houston from enforcing another unconstitutionally restrictive speech policy. The first injunction came on June 24, 2002, when U.S. District Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr., ruled against the university in favor of a student group called the Pro-Life Cougars. In the fall of 2001, the University of Houston denied the Pro-Life Cougars permission to put up a display in a public space used by other organizations. But the group won the first ...
- ADF official comment