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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch regarding the federal government’s brief filed Thursday with the U.S. Supreme Court in State of Idaho v. United States of America: “The Biden administration has no authority to override Idaho’s law and force emergency room doctors to perform abortions. There is no conflict between Idaho’s Defense of Life Act and EMTALA. Both Idaho’s law and EMTALA seek to protect the lives of women and their unborn children. The Supreme Court should uphold Idaho’s law and ...

ADF attorneys represent 60 state legislators who asked state high court to overturn previous decision

ADF attorneys will ask 8th Circuit to immediately halt enforcement of mandate

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom President and CEO Michael Farris regarding recent violence and attempted violence by pro-abortion extremists: “The American system provides a peaceful way to protest and to deal with grievances through legal means. Using violence and harassment to achieve political ends is an attack not only on the victims of such violence, but also on our very system of government. ADF categorically condemns the recent fire-bombing and vandalization of pro-life organizations by violent pro-abortion radicals. One of those organizations is led ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Christiana Holcomb regarding a friend-of-the court brief ADF attorneys submitted on behalf of medical professionals and scientists arguing that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit should reverse the lower court decision in Adams v. School Board of St. Johns County: “School policies should help students and protect all students’ privacy, not disregard the privacy rights of many. But if gender identity advocates have their way, St. Johns’ schools will be forced to violate students’ privacy and cooperate ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Erik Baptist regarding a correction YouTube made to its “context” disclaimer on videos ADF posted on the platform explaining the serious harms abortion drugs can cause women. YouTube made the change after receiving a letter on Monday from 16 state attorneys general asking it to correct or remove the misleading disclaimer: “Women deserve to know the truth about the risks posed by abortion drugs, which is why first-hand accounts like the ones ADF posted on YouTube are so vital. Thanks to the leadership of state ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch regarding a friend-of-the-court brief ADF attorneys filed with the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday in Missouri Department of Corrections v. Finney, in which three prospective jurors were dismissed because of their religious beliefs: “American society has no place for religious tests for civic duty. What happened in Missouri is egregiously wrong and extremely troubling. Even though the prospective jurors made it clear that they would adhere to the law and judge ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Denise Burke regarding Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Chris Smith’s introduction of companion resolutions celebrating the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which reversed the court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision: “The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs was a major victory for unborn children and their mothers. There is not, and has never been, a constitutional right to take the life of an innocent unborn child. Dobbs was a win for life and a win for ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch regarding a friend-of-the-court brief ADF attorneys filed Monday with the U.S. Supreme Court in Groff v. DeJoy on behalf of Indiana music teacher John Kluge in support of ensuring, consistent with the requirements of federal law, that an employer must accommodate an employee’s religious practice unless the employer can prove undue hardship: “Federal law protects employees’ ability to live and work according to their religious beliefs. Employers must provide ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Gregory S. Baylor regarding ADF’s formal comment submitted Thursday to the U.S. Department of Labor in response to the agency’s proposed rule to roll back religious liberty protections for faith-based organizations that partner with the federal government: “The U.S. Constitution protects the right of all Americans to operate freely according to their religious beliefs. This freedom isn’t abandoned simply because an individual or organization enters into a contract with the federal government. ADF is extremely ...