INDIANAPOLIS – Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing a school counselor fired after speaking to a journalist about a school district’s gender identity policy have settled a federal lawsuit she brought against the district. As part of the settlement, the school district will pay $195,000 for damages, attorneys’ fees, and costs.

Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp:  “Government is at its best when it enacts laws to protect life, women’s health, and free speech and to empower families as they raise their children…. We commend the Kansas Legislature for overriding the governor’s vetoes to enact such bills today….”

PORTLAND, Ore. – Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing a licensed clinical social worker will be available for media interviews Monday following oral argument in Theis v. InterMountain Education Service District Board of Directors at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in Portland.