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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 ...

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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Litigation Counsel Christiana Holcomb regarding the unsupported claim that the city of Houston is “backing off” or “narrowing” its subpoena request for the sermons and communications of pastors in Woodfill v. Parker: “The shame that the city of Houston has brought upon itself is real, but the claim that it has changed course is not. The city so far has taken no concrete action to withdraw the subpoenas. Furthermore, the subpoenas themselves are the problem – not just their request for pastors’ sermons. The city is not off the ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Christiana Holcomb regarding the U.S. House of Representatives’ approval Thursday of tax legislation that includes language from the Free Speech Fairness Act, which, if signed into law, would prevent the Internal Revenue Service from investigating and penalizing churches simply for what a pastor says from the pulpit: “America’s pastors don’t need a federal tax agency to police their sermons, and so we commend those in the House who supported free speech fairness language in the amended tax bill. Churches and ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp, director of the ADF Center for Public Policy, regarding Idaho Gov. Brad Little’s signing Wednesday of HB 668, a bill that protects taxpayer dollars from being spent on dangerous, life-altering procedures for individuals seeking to deny biological truth by altering their bodies to match their gender identity: “There are only two sexes—male and female—and public funds shouldn’t be used to deny this basic truth. Now and always, our loved ones deserve the loving embrace of family members who guide them ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Greg Chafuen regarding Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb’s signing Wednesday of HB 1137, a bill that strengthens an existing law that protects the right of parents to have their child briefly excused from school to receive religious instruction if they so choose: “Parents have the right and responsibility to guide the upbringing and education of their children. And many parents consider religious instruction an important part of their child’s education. While public schools can teach about the Bible from a neutral ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp, director of the ADF Center for Legislative Advocacy, regarding Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s signing of an “emergency” executive order to ban identity-driven surgeries for children after vetoing H.B. 68, the Saving Ohio Adolescents from Experimentation Act, last week. The executive order does not protect children from dangerous, experimental puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones and does nothing to safeguard fairness on the playing field for female athletes: “Gov. DeWine’s ‘emergency’ executive order ...

Student-run “Youth Alive” club now entitled to same rights as other campus clubs at Middlebury Union High School

ADF attorneys file suit against San Jose/Evergreen Community College District

ADF attorneys representing Ratio Christi secure settlement restoring students’ free speech, association