SEATTLE – Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing a teenage female wrestler and her mother filed their opening brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit Tuesday asking it to require Washington state officials to respect parental rights and protect girls’ sports.

PORTLAND, Ore. – Representing a Christian mother of five who homeschools her two oldest children in Oregon, Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys are suing the Hillsboro School District for discriminating against the mother’s choice to use religious educational materials for her children. Tessa Bulzan homeschools her children because she believes that God calls her to do so, instilling her faith in her children through her chosen homeschooling materials and curricula.

WASHINGTON – Alliance Defending Freedom Vice President of Public Policy Matt Sharp and ADF client Lainey Armistead will speak at a press conference Wednesday following the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on women’s sports.