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Lawyers must call male runners 'trans females' in athletics lawsuit

May 11, 2020

Attorneys are calling for a federal judge to recuse himself from a transgender sports case, after the judge instructed that... Read more

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Florist appeals to Supreme Court for second time over same-sex wedding case

Sep 11, 2019

A florist in Washington state sued for declining to serve a same-sex wedding is once again appealing her case to the U.S.... Read more

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Kentucky Supreme Court hears religious freedom case over LGBT shirts

Aug 24, 2019

Blaine Adamson, owner of the Lexington, Kentucky-based print shop Hands On Originals, was sued for declining to print T-shirts promoting... Read more

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HHS conscience rule essential for freedom say Catholic healthcare groups

Aug 23, 2019

Legal briefs filed Aug. 21 on behalf of four non-profit organizations, including the National Catholic Bioethics Center and the Catholic... Read more

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Christian filmmakers win right to sue against Minnesota human rights law

Aug 23, 2019

A federal court has reversed a decision dismissing a lawsuit brought against the Minnesota Human Rights Act.  Read more

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Department of Education will hear transgender track complaint

Aug 9, 2019

The U.S. Department of Education will hear a Title IX complaint brought by three female high school track athletes over... Read more

Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia speaks about the 2015 World Meeting of Families during a press conference at the Vatican Press Office, March 25, 2014.

'Never accept' separation of faith from political engagement, Chaput says

Jul 9, 2019

Christians are called to win the battle of ideas and values in secular society, Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput said Tuesday.  Read more

A student at Bethel Christian Academy. Courtesy of Alliance Defending Freedom.

Maryland Christian school sues after being evicted from voucher program

Jun 25, 2019

A Christian grade school in Maryland is filing a lawsuit after state officials denied its participation in a voucher program... Read more

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'Transgender' track rules violate Title IX, ADF says

Jun 19, 2019

The governing body for high school sports in Connecticut is facing a federal complaint after allowing male students to compete... Read more

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Catholic apple farmer sues over market ban

Apr 12, 2019

By Christine Rousselle

A farmer is suing the city of East Lansing, Michigan, after he was prohibited from selling organic apples at the... Read more

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Alaska mayor vetoes equal rights ordinance

Mar 5, 2019

City Ordinance 6093 would have provided protections against discrimination for those who identify as LGBTQ in employment, housing, and in... Read more

E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse, home to the US District Court for DC.

Court motions filed as atheist group sues for churches to file tax returns

Nov 27, 2018

The Alliance Defending Freedom has filed a motion to intervene after lawyers from the Freedom from Religion Foundation sued the... Read more

Cake artist Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, Colorado.

Colorado baker back in court for declining gender transition cake

Aug 15, 2018

Less than three months after winning a Supreme Court case backing his religious freedom of expression, Colorado Christian cake artist... Read more

Alliance Defending Freedom booted from Amazon Smile program over 'hate group' label

May 7, 2018

By Christine Rousselle

Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), a Christian legal organization that promotes life, marriage and religious liberty, has been removed from the... Read more

Barronelle Stutzman.

For opposing gay marriage, she's facing death threats and million-dollar lawsuits

Apr 18, 2018

When Barronelle Stutzman took a stand for her Christian beliefs nearly five years ago, she never imagined that she would... Read more

Baker argues for cake and conscience at Supreme Court

Dec 5, 2017

A Colorado baker’s right to express himself through artwork – edible artwork– lies at the center of today’s Supreme Court... Read more

Photographer and blogger Amy Lawson (L), owner of Amy Lynn Photography Studio in Madison, Wis.

In limited ruling, court sides with Wis. photographer who declines same-sex weddings

Aug 24, 2017

A Christian photographer who declines clients because she does not believe in same-sex marriage cannot be sued under certain anti-discrimination... Read more

Florist takes religious liberty case to US Supreme Court

Jul 14, 2017

Flower shop owner Barronelle Stutzman is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to protect her from a Washington state court ruling... Read more

Alan and Paula Sears, who will be awarded the Order of St. Gregory the Great June 29, 2017. Photo courtesy of Alliance Defending Freedom.

Religious freedom advocates to receive papal honor

Jun 20, 2017

In recognition of their promotion of religious freedom, the founder of Alliance Defending Freedom and his wife will be inducted... Read more

Florist who lost religious liberty case says all freedoms are at stake

Feb 19, 2017

By Matt Hadro

A Washington florist fined for not serving a same-sex wedding out of conscience says the state's supreme court “violated” her... Read more