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ADF attorneys file opening brief with 1st Circuit in lawsuit challenging school officials for censoring ‘There are only two genders’ shirt

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 Friday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in Doe v. Horne that asks the court to uphold an Arizona law protecting safety and fairness in women’s sports: “Many young women across the country are facing the demoralizing reality of losing to male athletes who have natural physical advantages—advantages that can’t be overcome by similar training. States like Arizona have an interest in ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit’s decision in Fellowship of Christian Athletes v. San José Unified School District Board of Education to uphold the First Amendment rights of a Christian student organization and treat it the same as other campus groups: “Public schools should be fostering real diversity of thought, not discriminating against groups based on their religious or political beliefs. The 9th Circuit was right to hold that San ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch regarding a petition ADF attorneys filed Thursday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in Hecox v. Little on behalf of two Idaho female college athletes who are asking the full court to uphold their state’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act after a three-judge panel ruled against it: “Madison Kenyon and Mary Kate Marshall know from personal experience how demoralizing and defeating it is to train your hardest and best, only to be forced to compete ...

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 at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit in K.C. v. Individual Members of the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana that asks the court to uphold an Indiana law that protects children from risky and unproven drug interventions: “Indiana is right to protect children from risky drug interventions that may permanently harm them without any proven long-term benefit. Children suffering discomfort ...

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 filed Friday by Holtzman Vogel PLLC on ADF’s behalf that urges the U.S. Supreme Court to take O’Handley v. Weber, a case in which California instructed Twitter to punish an American citizen for sharing political speech on the social media platform that government officials disfavored: “Government officials can’t tell a social media company to punish an American citizen simply because they disagree with his political ...

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 Thursday with the U.S. Supreme Court urging it to hear Vitagliano v. County of Westchester, which centers on a devout Catholic occupational therapist challenging a New York county law that suppresses her First Amendment right to engage peacefully in sidewalk counseling with women considering an abortion: “Government officials shouldn’t have a free pass to silence speech in public places. The U.S ...

Cedar Park Church asks appeals court for freedom to abide by its beliefs

ADF attorneys represent Christian Healthcare Centers, Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in two lawsuits challenging state law burdening their religious exercise

Alliance Defending Freedom represents Manhattan Institute in friend-of-the-court brief filed with Supreme Court