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Rory Gray, Esq., serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he plays a strategic role on the Appellate Advocacy Team.

Novel. Unprecedented. Staggering. These words have all been used to describe a federal appeals court decision that said Colorado officials can force artist Lorie Smith to create custom designs and promote messages that violate her beliefs. Lorie left the corporate design world to start her own design studio, 303 Creative, in 2012 so she could promote causes consistent with her beliefs and close to her heart, such as supporting children with disabilities, the beauty of marriage, overseas missions, animal shelters, and veterans. She was excited to expand her portfolio to create websites that ...

The cruelty against Jack Phillips continues. Will you pray for him? You know his story: Jack is the cake artist from Colorado who serves all people but could not—and cannot—create a custom cake that expresses a message he does not believe. For Jack and so many other Christian artists, it’s never about the who. It’s always about what message they’re being asked to communicate. He cannot express every message asked of him. And because our nation’s Constitution protects free speech, he doesn’t have to. After ten years, and despite two victories, he’s still being targeted by activists who want to ...

Jay Hobbs serves as Strategic Campaigns and Initiatives Director at Alliance Defending Freedom.

Alliance Defending Freedom is dedicated to keeping the door open for the Gospel and preserving freedom for future generations. This work isn’t possible apart from prayer. Join ADF in prayer for freedom’s future by signing up to receive monthly prayer updates on legal cases and issues that will impact freedom for all. Sign up today and you will receive: Monthly prayer update in your inbox Praise reports on victories Ways to pray for key cases And, of course, you can update your email preferences at any time. Thank you for joining us in prayer!

School is back in session and parents need to know what’s happening in their child’s school. Are they being exposed to inappropriate materials on sexuality and gender? Do parents have the option to opt their kids out of such curriculum? Does the school have a secret policy to “transition” confused students without the knowledge or consent of their parents? Activists promoting harmful gender ideology are putting the health and innocence of children at risk. But many parents aren’t sure what do to protect their children. That’s why Alliance Defending Freedom has created a short, free guide to ...

We’re calling on grandparents across the nation to stand for their grandchildren’s futures by becoming a Generational Guardian today. As the media and many schools inundate young people’s minds with dangerous ideologies that lead to gender confusion and skyrocketing rates of depression and suicide—it’s up to us to intervene. You know the truth. Will you pledge to be a beacon of love and truth to the next generation by becoming a Generational Guardian today? The future of our nation depends on it. “YES! I will be there for my grandchildren, be involved in their lives, and be a beacon of love ...

Today is Paralegal Appreciation Day, and our dedicated and impressive team of paralegals deserves the spotlight—and your support. Behind every ADF win advancing freedom—from the U.S. Supreme Court to courtrooms across the nation—is a team of paralegals who are critical to assisting ADF attorneys and clients. ADF paralegals help present complex cases—spanning years and involving a vast amount of information—in simple language to courts and legislatures. Today, we celebrate the vital role of ADF paralegals in helping defend clients and secure freedoms that will last far into the future. And ...

Today is Paralegal Appreciation Day, and our dedicated and impressive team of paralegals deserves the spotlight—and your support. Behind every ADF win advancing freedom—from the U.S. Supreme Court to courtrooms across the nation—is a team of paralegals who are critical to assisting ADF attorneys and clients. ADF paralegals help present complex cases—spanning years and involving a vast amount of information—in simple language to courts and legislatures. Today, we celebrate the vital role of ADF paralegals in helping defend clients and secure freedoms that will last far into the future. And ...

Federal, state, and local governments are pushing a radical gender ideology that says gender is determined by our feelings rather than by biology. But perhaps most dangerous of all, some officials want to censor any debate regarding gender ideology—and this censorship has also made its way into schools. Liam Morrison, a 12-year-old student at Nichols Middle School in Middleborough, Massachusetts, is all too familiar with this censorship. When Liam wore a T-shirt to school that said, “There are only two genders,” the school responded by promptly pulling him out of class and ordering him to ...