ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York issued a significant decision Thursday in Emilee Carpenter Photography v. James halting the state from forcing a photographer and blogger to create messages inconsistent with her faith as her case moves forward in court. Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys represent Emilee Carpenter and her studio in her lawsuit against the New York laws that violate her First Amendment rights.

ADF Chief Legal Counsel Jim Campbell:  “Oklahoma parents and children are better off with more educational choices, not fewer. While the Supreme Court’s order is disappointing for educational freedom, the 4-4 decision does not set precedent, allowing the court to revisit this issue in the future….”

SAN DIEGO – Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Free Speech filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of Christian nonprofit Holy Sexuality after OpenAI and Goodstack denied it a discount solely because it is a religious organization.