Tag: Alliance Defending Freedom

Federal Court Blocks Biden Rule Forcing ER Docs to Perform Abortions Against Their Faith

A federal judge blocked, for the time being, a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regulatory guidance that sought to compel emergency room doctors to perform abortions even if doing so violates their conscience or religious faith. In a 67-page decision, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Lubbock Division, enjoined…


Federal Court Blocks Biden Rule Forcing ER Doctors to Perform Abortions Against Their Faith

A federal judge in Texas blocked, for the time being, regulatory guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that sought to compel emergency room doctors to perform abortions even if doing so violates their conscience or religious faith. In a 67-page decision, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas,…


After Supreme Court Win, Christian Students Accept Monetary Settlement From College That Violated Their Free Speech Rights

Two Christian former college students whose Supreme Court victory allowed them to pursue nominal damages after their right to share their faith on campus was infringed settled the continuing lawsuit in exchange for a payment of more than $800,000 by the college. As The Epoch Times previously reported, the case goes back to 2016 when…


Supreme Court Won’t Hear Case of Christian Mission on Refusal to Hire Someone Who Disagrees With Its Principles

The U.S. Supreme Court refused on March 21 to hear an appeal from a Christian mission that argued it cannot be forced to hire someone who disagrees with its beliefs, but two conservative justices left open the possibility of revisiting the case, which is still in progress before a lower court. The case is Seattle’s…


Virginia Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Teacher Fired Over Transgender Pronoun Use

The Supreme Court of Virginia has agreed to consider the wrongful dismissal appeal of a teacher fired for refusing to use masculine pronouns for a female high school student. Peter Vlaming, who taught French at West Point Public Schools in West Point, Virginia, east of Richmond, was ordered by the school board to stop “avoiding…


Federal Court Affirms Faith-Based Homeless Shelter’s Right to Serve Abused Women Only

A federal district court has upheld a faith-based homeless shelter’s right to provide its overnight sleeping areas to biological women only and to express its religious views publicly as the basis for admissions decisions against admitting biological males claiming to be female. In a somewhat convoluted decision, the U.S. District Court for the District of…


Faith Groups Seek Emergency High Court Stay on OSHA Mandate; GOP Lawmakers File Amicus Brief for Navy SEALS

Attorneys for nearly a dozen faith-based employers are asking the Supreme Court to  issue an emergency stay on enforcement of President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate and to take the case for a full review by the nine justices. “Relief is warranted because the mandate seeks to issue sweeping non-workplace, public health measures. The Occupational Safety…


Faith Groups Seek Emergency High Court Stay on OSHA Mandate

Attorneys for nearly a dozen faith-based employers are asking the Supreme Court to  issue an emergency stay on enforcement of President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate and to take the case for a full review by the nine justices. “Relief is warranted because the mandate seeks to issue sweeping non-workplace, public health measures. The Occupational Safety…