MT governor signs laws protecting free speech at public colleges, universities
Friday, April 16, 2021 The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Zack Pruitt regarding Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte’s signing Thursday of two bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Hopkins, House Bill 218 and House Bill 349, that are designed to ensure that public colleges and universities may not ban students from […]
Multiple groups ask US Supreme Court to take case to rein in immunity for lawbreaking govt officials
ADF lawsuit prompted policy change at Arkansas State University, but lower court left no consequences for officials who acted unconstitutionally Tuesday, Mar 9, 2021 WASHINGTON – Multiple groups have filed friend-of-the-court briefs encouraging the U.S. Supreme Court to take an Arkansas State University student’s case against university officials. Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing the student, Ashlyn Hoggard, are […]
ADF letter prompts New York high school to accept conservative student club
ADF represents student at Harrison High School Wednesday, Jan 13, 2021 HARRISON, N.Y. – Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing a Harrison High School student and his conservative student club have secured official recognition from school district officials allowing the group equal access to resources and the ability to recruit new members. In June, ADF sent a letter on behalf of […]
Oral arguments completed at US Supreme Court in pivotal case on govt accountability
January 12, 2021 WASHINGTON – Alliance Defending Freedom General Counsel Kristen Waggoner argued Tuesday before the U.S. Supreme Court in Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski, a case that asks whether government officials, including those at public colleges, will be accountable to victims when they violate constitutional rights. “Our constitutional rights are invaluable and must always be protected,” said Waggoner. […]
US Supreme Court to hear arguments on whether govt officials can be held accountable for violating constitutional rights
ADF attorneys available to media following oral arguments Tuesday Sunday, Jan 10, 2021 Video | Photos WASHINGTON – Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys will be available for media interviews Tuesday following oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court concerning two former Georgia Gwinnett College students seeking to vindicate their constitutionally protected freedoms. A diverse array of groups are supporting the former […]
Pro-life student group’s lawsuit prompts end to unconstitutional speech zone policies at Oregon college
ADF attorneys represent Chemeketa Community College Students for Life club prevented from speaking, providing resources to students in need Friday, Jan 8, 2021 SALEM, Ore. – Chemeketa Community College has agreed to change its unconstitutional policies that restricted outdoor speech to two small areas, less than 1.5% of the 100-acre campus, and required students to secure […]
ADF letter prompts MS school district to change policy that required student to remove ‘Trump’ face mask
New policy means students can’t be singled out for expressing their beliefs December 10, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. – Prompted by a letter from Alliance Defending Freedom, Rankin County Board of Education officials have voted unanimously to change policies that led to a Northwest Rankin High School student being forced to remove his face mask with […]
ADF letter prompts Montana high school to reinstate Christian student club
ADF represents students at Bozeman High School Tuesday, Dec 8, 2020 BOZEMAN, Mont. – Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing Bozeman High School students and their Christian student club have secured recognition of the student group as an official non-curricular club and policy revisions from school district officials, allowing the group equal access to resources and the […]
Ohio House passes law protecting free speech at public colleges, universities
December 2, 2020 The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Zack Pruitt regarding the Ohio House’s passage Wednesday of the Forming Open and Robust University Minds Act, a bill designed to ensure that a college or university that receives state funding may not ban students from engaging in expressive activity […]
Court to consider whether Ohio university violated professor’s First Amendment rights
Wednesday, Nov 18, 2020 CINCINNATI – Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch will be available for media interviews Thursday following a hearing at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit in an ADF lawsuit on behalf of a Shawnee State University professor. The university retaliated against the […]