Description: Gasoline producers are appealing a lower court decision that denies their ability to challenge government action.
US Supreme Court: Gov’t officials can be challenged for illegal action
Friday, Jun 20, 2025
The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch regarding a decision Friday from the U.S. Supreme Court in Diamond Alternative Energy v. Environmental Protection Agency, in which the court overturned a lower court decision that denied the ability of gasoline producers and others to challenge government action. ADF filed a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of Foothill Church in California and Cedar Park Assembly of God in Washington, two churches that challenged state laws that forced health insurance providers to insert abortion coverage into the churches’ health plans in violation of their religious beliefs:
“Our government operates by the people and for the people, and government officials should not be allowed to insulate their actions from judicial review. The U.S. Supreme Court rightly overturned the lower court decision in this case that would have created a nearly insurmountable barrier to courtroom access that is inconsistent with the Constitution. State officials cannot dodge responsibility when they violate constitutional liberties, and we hope this decision guides other courts into recognizing this applies to our clients Foothill Church and Cedar Park Assembly of God.”
Alliance Defending Freedom is an alliance-building, non-profit legal organization committed to protecting religious freedom, free speech, parental rights, and the sanctity of life.
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