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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom President and CEO Michael Farris regarding Thursday’s Senate confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson as the newest member of the U.S. Supreme Court: “ADF congratulates Ketanji Brown Jackson on her confirmation as the next associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. The American people count on our courts to apply the laws as written, not engage in judicial policymaking. A justice therefore should interpret the Constitution faithfully and according to the original public meaning of the Framers who wrote it. Respecting the ...

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 that ADF attorneys filed jointly at the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday with lead counsel representing former and current National Football League players who support a high school football coach suspended for engaging in 30 seconds of personal prayer at the end of a game: “American citizens do not give up the right to personal prayer when they accept employment with a public employer. As our brief explains, the First ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom General Counsel Kristen Waggoner regarding President Joseph Biden’s nomination Friday of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to fill the current vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court: “A justice should interpret the Constitution faithfully and according to the original public meaning of the Framers who wrote it. While ADF doesn’t take a position on the merits of Supreme Court nominees, respecting the Constitution in this way is essential to protect our precious freedoms, including our first freedom—the right to peacefully live and work ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to take Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, a case in which a high school football coach was suspended for engaging in 30 seconds of personal prayer at the end of a game: “As the friend-of-the-court brief we joined urging the Supreme Court to take this case explains, no right is more fundamental to our Constitution than the ability of every citizen to give personal thanks to God for the blessings of His provision ...

ADF attorneys file friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday to take Carson v. Makin, a case in which the state of Maine prohibited families from using funds from a state tuition program, designed for students who do not have access to a local public school, at private religious schools: “The government cannot discriminate against people of faith who wish to act consistently with that faith in all areas of their lives. As we argued in the friend-of-the-court brief we ...

ADF attorneys represent Thomas More Law Center

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Zack Pruitt regarding the failure of the “For the People Act” to pass the U.S. Senate Tuesday. The bill was designed to expand the definition of “political speech” and would have dramatically altered the First Amendment speech and association protections that American citizens have enjoyed since the founding of our country: “Despite contending to be ‘for the people,’ this bill would have imposed unworkable and invasive regulations on the ability of Americans and groups of citizens to discuss vital policy issues ...

ADF: Now high court should take case of Barronelle Stutzman, build on its ruling that govt can’t punish people for their faith, beliefs

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Zack Pruitt regarding the Arkansas governor’s signing of SB 535, the Iowa governor’s signing of HB 309, and the Tennessee governor’s signing of HB 159, three pieces of legislation that protect the ability of individuals to privately support charities and other nonprofit organizations of their choice without unnecessary government interference: “Every American should be free to peacefully support causes they believe in without fear of harassment or intimidation. We commend the Arkansas, Iowa, and Tennessee ...