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ADF attorneys available for media interviews Friday following hearing

When Dan and Jennifer Mead discovered that their daughter’s school had been actively hiding her struggle with gender identity from them, they knew they couldn’t be silent. They pushed back against the school’s deceptive actions—for their daughter’s sake, and for parents everywhere. Because no parent should be deceived about their child’s health and wellbeing. With the support of ADF, the Meads are challenging their school district to help stop this from happening in their community and yours. But none of this would be possible without the help of friends like you. Your generous partnership and ...

The Biden-Harris administration has proposed radical changes to Title IX, a law that safeguards privacy, safety, and fairness for women and girls. The administration is attempting to twist this federal law to accommodate radical gender ideology, undermining the fundamental purpose of Title IX by redefining “sex” to include “gender identity” in this law. It’s a blatant threat to the rights and safety of women and girls across the country. As this issue unfolds in real-time, we want you to be prepared to discuss it and stand for the truth—at home, in your workplace, and with your friends and ...

Opening brief asks appeals court to rein in Biden-Harris admin’s overreach

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Chief Legal Counsel Jim Campbell regarding the Nebraska Supreme Court’s decision Friday in State of Nebraska v. Evnen to allow Nebraskans the opportunity to vote on the “Protect Women and Children” amendment on the state ballot in November. Campbell argued before the court Monday that the amendment, which guarantees protection for unborn children beginning in the second trimester while still permitting laws that protect and support mothers and children throughout the pregnancy, should not be removed from the ballot: “Every ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Mathew Hoffmann regarding a decision Friday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit in Henderson v. School District of Springfield R-12, a case involving two employees of Springfield Public Schools in Missouri who were sanctioned more than $300,000 by a federal court after they sued their employer over mandatory diversity and inclusion training that they claim violated their constitutionally protected freedoms: “Americans should know that they have the freedom to file civil rights’ litigation to ...

Liam Morrison, then a young middle school student, had his voice silenced when school officials punished him for expressing his opinion with a t-shirt that said, “There are only two genders.” Since then, an appeals court has ruled against him, and now his ADF attorneys are poised to appeal his case to the U.S. Supreme Court. He’s bravely standing for our free speech rights—show him your support with a quick message of encouragement right now!

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Cody Barnett regarding a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit Thursday in Chiles v. Salazar to uphold Colorado’s Counseling Censorship Law. The court reasoned that a counseling session transforms speech into conduct that is not protected by the First Amendment. ADF attorneys represent Kaley Chiles, a licensed professional counselor in Colorado, who helps clients with various issues—including gender identity and sexual orientation: “Counseling is speech, not conduct, and it must be treated as ...

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 in Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission. ADF attorneys filed the brief on behalf of By the Hand Club for Kids, an Illinois ministry that is asking the high court to overturn a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling that creates an unconstitutional test to determine the sincerity of religious organizations’ outreach efforts: “Government ...