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- ADF attorneys file lawsuit to help Christian denied his constitutional rights due to oppressive ordinance that bans offending another person
- GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Attorneys with the Christian Legal Society and Alliance Defense Fund filed suit in federal court Tuesday against University of Florida officials on behalf of a Christian fraternity, Beta Upsilon Chi (BYX). University officials refuse to recognize BYX as a registered student group because the group limits its membership to Christian men, but the school does not apply a similar standard to other student organizations. “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 ...
- Decision affirms constitutional right to engage in religious speech on public property
- Alliance Defense Fund attorneys represent Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association
- CLS, Cato Institute, and Eagle Forum file friend-of-the-court briefs in case involving ministry’s equal access to public meeting rooms
- DETROIT — A federal court Wednesday ruled against the American Atheists in its lawsuit against the city of Detroit. The atheist group sued because the city promised to reimburse a church for property improvements. Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund represented the church’s interests in the suit. “Churches cannot be treated as second class simply because they are religious institutions. They have the same right to reimbursement for physical improvements as all other entities have,” said ADF Legal Counsel Dale Schowengerdt. “No reasonable person would consider a church’s receipt of ...
- OCEAN GROVE, N.J. — At a hearing Tuesday, the New Jersey attorney general agreed to extend the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association’s time to respond to an investigation until a federal judge decides on two motions in the association’s lawsuit against the state. ADF attorneys represent OGCMA, which has been under investigation for declining a request to allow a “civil union” ceremony on its private property. “Religious groups have the First Amendment right to decide what takes place on their private property without government interference. The government cannot force a private Christian ...
- ADF attorneys: Law requiring abortion clinics to follow reasonable safety standards like other medical facilities is "common sense"
- Judge denies university's motion to dismiss lawsuit filed by ADF and NLF attorneys on behalf of banished Christian student organization
- Neuqua Valley High School sophomore continues to desire to wear T-shirt with same message that school officials censored in April