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ADF statement on President-Elect Donald Trump
ADF CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner: “Congratulations to President Trump on his election as our nation’s 47th president. Our prayers are with the president, his family, and his team. Over the past four years, the Biden-Harris administration pursued policies that targeted our fundamental liberties: religious freedom, free speech, parental rights, the right to life, and equal opportunities for women and girls.... As President Trump prepares to reassume the office, we’re hopeful his administration will again work to defend our constitutional rights and advance an agenda for America that allows freedom and families to flourish....”
Read more >>Court grants freedom to WA homeless ministry while its religious liberty case continues
RICHLAND, Wash. – A federal district court ruled Friday that it violates the U.S. Constitution for Washington state officials to enforce a law against a Christian homeless ministry while its lawsuit continues. Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys represent Yakima Union Gospel Mission as it seeks to protect its freedom to hire like-minded individuals who share and live out its religious beliefs and mission to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ through its homeless shelter, addiction-recovery programs, outreach efforts, meal services, and health clinics.
Read more >>VA university silences two female law students who objected to tampons in male restrooms
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – On behalf of two law students at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a federal lawsuit Friday alleging the school violated the students’ First and Fourteenth Amendment rights by issuing no-contact orders after they shared concerns about adding feminine hygiene products to male restrooms in a private law student group chat.
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