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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ordered University of Florida officials Wednesday to stop discriminating against a Christian fraternity, Beta Upsilon Chi (BYX), while a lawsuit filed by Christian Legal Society and Alliance Defense Fund attorneys against school officials is on appeal. “The 11th Circuit seems to understand that Christian student groups cannot be singled out for discrimination. The right to associate with people of like mind and interest applies to all student groups on a public university campus,” said Litigation Counsel Timothy J. Tracey with ...

… and universities should recognize the constitutional rights of prolife students just as they do for other students … enjoy the same access to exercise their First Amendment rights ADFallied attorney Steven Tiedemann of Stronghold … and universities should recognize the constitutional rights of pro-life students just as they do for other …

… am still committed to the effort to eradicate abortion and protect innocent pre-born life! With the overturning of Roe …

Jeremiah Galus serves as senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Christian Ministries.

Erik Baptist serves as senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, focusing on administrative litigation and regulatory advocacy. Before joining ADF, Baptist was a partner at Wiley Rein LLP—one of the largest law firms in Washington, D.C.—where he employed his expertise in administrative and environmental law to represent clients on litigation, regulatory, and enforcement matters. Prior to working at Wiley, Baptist served as a senior executive service political appointee at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. As the senior deputy general counsel and deputy assistant administrator, he ...

Paul Schmitt served as legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he was a member of the Center for Christian Ministries.

ADF attorneys represent Englewood Church of the Nazarene in legal challenge to Sarasota County’s zoning practices

… ministrys University Project created to defend the legal rights and religious freedom of Christian students ADF filed … of Jonathan and awarded him damages for the violation of rights Jonathan said I was pleased with that even though it … that the instructor did do wrong that he did violate my rights and that other believers can speak up now and feel …

ADF letter on behalf of teacher explains school district’s retaliation is unconstitutional, suspension must be reversed

The censorship at America’s colleges and universities must stop. And we need your support to bring First Amendment freedoms back to our nation’s campuses. A university is supposed to be a “marketplace” for ideas. Unfortunately, more and more college campuses are silencing students through discriminatory policies, speech codes, and even no-contact orders. Maggie DeJong’s story is case in point. As a graduate student in art therapy counseling at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), Maggie wanted an education that would make her the best counselor she could be. Just like many of her ...