SAN FRANCISCO – Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing Yakima Union Gospel Mission in Washington state will be available for media interviews Tuesday following oral argument in Union Gospel Mission of Yakima v. Brown. In 2021, the Washington Supreme Court gutted a 72-year-old statute protecting religious ministries, rewriting it to force them to hire people who reject their faith. The mission is asking the court to uphold its right to decide who is religiously qualified to live out its mission.

DOWNINGTOWN, Pa. – In response to a letter from the Independence Law Center and Alliance Defending Freedom, a Pennsylvania school district has rescinded its policy that hid social transitions of students from their parents.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing Female Athletes United will be available for media interviews Monday following a hearing in Female Athletes United v. Ellison. In the case, FAU is challenging a Minnesota athletics policy that violates Title IX by allowing males who identify as female to compete in girls’ high-school sports.