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- WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice publicized its support Monday for two religious freedom cases that are being litigated by attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund. The two cases were among four featured in the DOJ’s publication Religious Freedom in Focus. “Christians and Christian organizations should not be singled out for different treatment merely because they are religious. We appreciate the DOJ’s position on these two cases and are glad they concur with the analysis that discrimination against someone based upon their point of view is unacceptable under the Constitution,” said ...
- Right to free speech on campus comes at heavy price for ASU club members
- Federal appeals court orders SIU to reinstate CLS chapter’s registered status while case moves forward
- Missouri Department of Revenue vetoed slogan's viewpoint, ADF attorneys file suit on behalf of Choose Life of Missouri
- Supreme Court to weigh constitutionality of federal ban on partial-birth abortion
- HARRISBURG, Pa. — In another victory for students on college and university campuses, Pennsylvania State University officials have agreed to revoke the school’s speech code shortly after the Alliance Defense Fund filed suit challenging the code in federal court. “America’s colleges and universities should give conservative and religious students the same rights as all other students. This is an excellent outcome for those who believe that universities are supposed to be the marketplace of ideas,” said David French, director of ADF’s Center for Academic Freedom. “The old draconian speech codes ...
- ADF attorneys file suit against Pittsburgh for unconstitutional ordinance enforced against peaceful sidewalk counselor
- MADISON, Wisc. — University officials have agreed to settle a case involving a university policy threatening disciplinary action for resident assistants holding Bible studies anywhere in their dorms. “Colleges and universities shouldn’t treat Christian students any differently than other students--whether religious or not,” said ADF Senior Legal Counsel Kevin Theriot. “ADF is very pleased that school officials at the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire changed their minds and decided to respect the First Amendment rights of RAs instead of restricting them. A student’s speech in his dorm room ...
- ADF attorneys to represent Utah Highway Patrol Association against atheist group suing to remove crosses honoring fallen officers
- U.S. Supreme Court says federal law against organized crime does not apply to pro-life advocates