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US Supreme Court To Decide Whether Jewish Man’s ‘Permit To Pray’ Case Can Proceed

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Pro-Life Win: Pregnancy Centers’ Lawsuit Forces Delaware To Stand Down On Unconstitutional Abortion Speech Law

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After Supreme Court Win, 8th Circuit Asks Lower Court To Revisit Counseling Censorship Ordinances In Missouri

“No government should single out views they don’t like for disfavored treatment,” said ADF Senior Counsel Bryan Neihart, who argued before the 8th Circuit on behalf of the counselors in May. “The Kansas City and Jackson County ordinances allow counselors to push kids down the dangerous path of gender transition, often leading to harmful drugs and surgeries, but they forbid counselors like Wyatt and Pamela from talking with kids to help them accept their bodies—even when that is the client’s express goal or the reason they seek the counselors’ advice. This is precisely what the U.S. Supreme Court so recently explained isn’t acceptable under the First Amendment.”

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Brazilian Judge Sentences Parents To Prison For Homeschooling Their Daughters

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DoorDash Commits To Remove SPLC ‘Hate List’ As Mandatory, Default Filter From Employee Gift-Matching Program

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After Supreme Court Win, 8th Circuit Asks Lower Court To Revisit Counseling Censorship Ordinances In Missouri

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US Supreme Court To Decide Whether Jewish Man’s ‘Permit To Pray’ Case Can Proceed

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Pro-Life Win: Pregnancy Centers’ Lawsuit Forces Delaware To Stand Down On Unconstitutional Abortion Speech Law

Brazilian Judge Sentences Parents To Prison For Homeschooling Their Daughters

DoorDash Commits To Remove SPLC ‘Hate List’ As Mandatory, Default Filter From Employee Gift-Matching Program

Finnish Parliamentarian Convicted Of ‘Insulting’ A Group For 20-Year-Old Church Booklet to Appeal To European Court

Christian YouTuber In Egypt Faces Five Years’ Imprisonment And Hard Labor For Teaching His Faith Online

Examining Mounting Global Opposition To Assisted Suicide 

Ugandan Bill To Establish Sharia Courts Sparks Urgent Religious Freedom Concerns

UK Police Interrogate Christian Pastor Arrested For Commenting On Islam And Transgender Ideology

WIN: Court Dismisses Charges Against Brazilian Woman Facing 10 Years In Prison For Questioning Gender Ideology

US Commission On International Religious Freedom Condemns Targeted Expulsions Of Christians In Turkey

X Launches Historic Challenge To EU Censorship Law That Threatens Americans’ Online Speech

Arrest Of Christian Pastor Highlights Vast Censorship Of Biblical Truth In The UK

Brazilian Veterinary Student Faces Up To 10 Years In Prison For Social Media Comments On Gender Ideology

Top European Court Takes Up Cases of Christians Banned from Turkey

HHS: Illinois Is Violating Federal Law By Forcing Pregnancy Centers To Refer Women For Abortion

9th Circuit Unanimously Affirms Religious Ministries Can Hire Like-Minded Individuals

ADF Urges USDA To Protect Churches, Religious Orgs In Rural Development Programs

Oregon School District Pays $650,000 After Firing Educators For Speaking On Gender Policy

Social Worker Forced To Remove ‘Transphobic’ Children’s Books ‘He Is He’ And ‘She Is She’ From Desk

Out-Of-State Abortion Drug Peddlers Are Violating The Criminal Laws Of States That Choose Life

Court Holds Louisville Responsible For Trying To Silence Christian Photographer

Christian School Wins Legal Victory After Vermont Officials Ban Them From All State-Sponsored Sports

21 States, Multiple School Officials Urge Supreme Court To Review Child Secret Social Transition Case

Alliance Defending Freedom Mourns Loss Of Dr. James Dobson

Colorado Court Strikes Down State Law Banning Abortion Pill Reversal

9th Circuit Appeals Court Rejects Gender-Ideology Mandate For Adoption

New York Photographer Wins Freedom To Express Messages Consistent With Her Beliefs On Marriage

Parents Ask Supreme Court To Protect Children From Secret Social Transitions In Public Schools

‘Born Again Used Books’ Sues Colorado For Trying To Silence Its Views On Biological Reality

4th Circuit Upholds West Virginia Law That Protects Women, The Unborn

22 States Support NJ Dad Seeking End To Policy That Hides ‘Social Transition’ Of Daughter

Unfair And Dangerous: US Supreme Court To Hear Women’s Sports Cases

Texas Court Frees Nation’s Doctors From Unlawful Biden-Era Abortion, Gender Health Privacy Changes

US Supreme Court To Hear Case Of Pregnancy Center Harassed By New Jersey Attorney General

Free Speech, Religious Liberty, Family Advocates Support Christian Families Stripped Of Foster-Care Licenses

NY Mother Appeals Case Against School District That Secretly Treated Daughter As Boy

Following ADF Lawsuit, Vermont Amends Law To No Longer Openly Discriminate Against Pro-Life Centers

XX-XY Athletics Sues Colorado For Violating Right To Speak Truth That Men And Women Are Different

District Court Halts New York Laws Forcing Photographer To Create Messages Inconsistent With Her Faith

ADF Letter Shows How Major Corporations Banned And Censored Conservative, Religious Speech

Christian Camp Challenges Colorado District Court After Being Targeted For Biblical Beliefs On Gender

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After Supreme Court Win, 8th Circuit Asks Lower Court To Revisit Counseling Censorship Ordinances In Missouri

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US Supreme Court To Decide Whether Jewish Man’s ‘Permit To Pray’ Case Can Proceed

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear the case of a devout Orthodox Jew suing the city of University Heights, Ohio, after officials required him to obtain a permit to pray in his home with a small group of friends. Lower federal courts threw out his lawsuit and said he needed to finish the permitting process before vindicating his constitutional rights.

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Pro-Life Win: Pregnancy Centers’ Lawsuit Forces Delaware To Stand Down On Unconstitutional Abortion Speech Law

“Clearly, state officials shouldn’t enforce unconstitutional laws, and that’s no less true in this case,” said Simms Showers Partner William R. Thetford, lead counsel for the pregnancy centers. “Pregnancy centers are a force for good in Wilmington and the surrounding community, offering families true, life-affirming care and resources during unplanned or unsupported pregnancies, and now they can pursue that worthy mission unshackled by an inappropriate application of the law.”

Brazilian Judge Sentences Parents To Prison For Homeschooling Their Daughters

DoorDash Commits To Remove SPLC ‘Hate List’ As Mandatory, Default Filter From Employee Gift-Matching Program

Finnish Parliamentarian Convicted Of ‘Insulting’ A Group For 20-Year-Old Church Booklet to Appeal To European Court

Christian YouTuber In Egypt Faces Five Years’ Imprisonment And Hard Labor For Teaching His Faith Online

Examining Mounting Global Opposition To Assisted Suicide 

Ugandan Bill To Establish Sharia Courts Sparks Urgent Religious Freedom Concerns

UK Police Interrogate Christian Pastor Arrested For Commenting On Islam And Transgender Ideology

WIN: Court Dismisses Charges Against Brazilian Woman Facing 10 Years In Prison For Questioning Gender Ideology

US Commission On International Religious Freedom Condemns Targeted Expulsions Of Christians In Turkey

X Launches Historic Challenge To EU Censorship Law That Threatens Americans’ Online Speech

Arrest Of Christian Pastor Highlights Vast Censorship Of Biblical Truth In The UK

Brazilian Veterinary Student Faces Up To 10 Years In Prison For Social Media Comments On Gender Ideology

Top European Court Takes Up Cases of Christians Banned from Turkey

HHS: Illinois Is Violating Federal Law By Forcing Pregnancy Centers To Refer Women For Abortion

9th Circuit Unanimously Affirms Religious Ministries Can Hire Like-Minded Individuals

ADF Urges USDA To Protect Churches, Religious Orgs In Rural Development Programs

Oregon School District Pays $650,000 After Firing Educators For Speaking On Gender Policy

Social Worker Forced To Remove ‘Transphobic’ Children’s Books ‘He Is He’ And ‘She Is She’ From Desk

Out-Of-State Abortion Drug Peddlers Are Violating The Criminal Laws Of States That Choose Life

Court Holds Louisville Responsible For Trying To Silence Christian Photographer

Christian School Wins Legal Victory After Vermont Officials Ban Them From All State-Sponsored Sports

21 States, Multiple School Officials Urge Supreme Court To Review Child Secret Social Transition Case

Alliance Defending Freedom Mourns Loss Of Dr. James Dobson

Colorado Court Strikes Down State Law Banning Abortion Pill Reversal

9th Circuit Appeals Court Rejects Gender-Ideology Mandate For Adoption

Finnish Parliamentarian Convicted Of ‘Insulting’ A Group For 20-Year-Old Church Booklet to Appeal To European Court

Christian YouTuber In Egypt Faces Five Years’ Imprisonment And Hard Labor For Teaching His Faith Online

Examining Mounting Global Opposition To Assisted Suicide 

Ugandan Bill To Establish Sharia Courts Sparks Urgent Religious Freedom Concerns

UK Police Interrogate Christian Pastor Arrested For Commenting On Islam And Transgender Ideology

WIN: Court Dismisses Charges Against Brazilian Woman Facing 10 Years In Prison For Questioning Gender Ideology

US Commission On International Religious Freedom Condemns Targeted Expulsions Of Christians In Turkey

X Launches Historic Challenge To EU Censorship Law That Threatens Americans’ Online Speech

Arrest Of Christian Pastor Highlights Vast Censorship Of Biblical Truth In The UK

Brazilian Veterinary Student Faces Up To 10 Years In Prison For Social Media Comments On Gender Ideology

Top European Court Takes Up Cases of Christians Banned from Turkey

HHS: Illinois Is Violating Federal Law By Forcing Pregnancy Centers To Refer Women For Abortion

9th Circuit Unanimously Affirms Religious Ministries Can Hire Like-Minded Individuals

ADF Urges USDA To Protect Churches, Religious Orgs In Rural Development Programs

Oregon School District Pays $650,000 After Firing Educators For Speaking On Gender Policy

Social Worker Forced To Remove ‘Transphobic’ Children’s Books ‘He Is He’ And ‘She Is She’ From Desk

Out-Of-State Abortion Drug Peddlers Are Violating The Criminal Laws Of States That Choose Life

Court Holds Louisville Responsible For Trying To Silence Christian Photographer

Christian School Wins Legal Victory After Vermont Officials Ban Them From All State-Sponsored Sports

21 States, Multiple School Officials Urge Supreme Court To Review Child Secret Social Transition Case

Alliance Defending Freedom Mourns Loss Of Dr. James Dobson

Colorado Court Strikes Down State Law Banning Abortion Pill Reversal

9th Circuit Appeals Court Rejects Gender-Ideology Mandate For Adoption

New York Photographer Wins Freedom To Express Messages Consistent With Her Beliefs On Marriage

Parents Ask Supreme Court To Protect Children From Secret Social Transitions In Public Schools

‘Born Again Used Books’ Sues Colorado For Trying To Silence Its Views On Biological Reality

4th Circuit Upholds West Virginia Law That Protects Women, The Unborn

22 States Support NJ Dad Seeking End To Policy That Hides ‘Social Transition’ Of Daughter

Unfair And Dangerous: US Supreme Court To Hear Women’s Sports Cases

Texas Court Frees Nation’s Doctors From Unlawful Biden-Era Abortion, Gender Health Privacy Changes

US Supreme Court To Hear Case Of Pregnancy Center Harassed By New Jersey Attorney General

Free Speech, Religious Liberty, Family Advocates Support Christian Families Stripped Of Foster-Care Licenses

NY Mother Appeals Case Against School District That Secretly Treated Daughter As Boy

Following ADF Lawsuit, Vermont Amends Law To No Longer Openly Discriminate Against Pro-Life Centers

XX-XY Athletics Sues Colorado For Violating Right To Speak Truth That Men And Women Are Different

District Court Halts New York Laws Forcing Photographer To Create Messages Inconsistent With Her Faith

ADF Letter Shows How Major Corporations Banned And Censored Conservative, Religious Speech

Christian Camp Challenges Colorado District Court After Being Targeted For Biblical Beliefs On Gender

ADF Asks Appeals Court To Halt California AG’s Censorship Of Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers

As Labor Party Claims Electoral Victory, U.S. State Dept Warns Australia: Don’t Censor Free Speech

Free Speech Win At IBM Highlights Ongoing Victories For Key Freedoms At Major Corporations

Tennessee Governor Signs Bill Safeguarding Conscience Protections For Medical Professionals

Christian Organizations Seek To Join Court Case In Support Of The President’s Constitutional Authority

Court: Ohio Christian Ministry Free To Care For Young Survivors Of Sex Trafficking

Brazilian Judge Sentences Parents To Prison For Homeschooling Their Daughters

Brazilian parents Audato and Ieda Denardi have been sentenced to 50 days in prison for homeschooling their daughters. The parents were convicted of “intellectual neglect”, with the judge stating that the home education curricula failed to include programs on “gender and sex education” and “tolerance and diversity.”

DoorDash Commits To Remove SPLC ‘Hate List’ As Mandatory, Default Filter From Employee Gift-Matching Program

“This is a great win for DoorDash’s employees and shareholders. Our clients see themselves as stewards of their assets, thereby seeking to build relationships with the companies they own. We’re very grateful to DoorDash for their willingness to find a solution which worked for both the company and our clients who are shareholders. We continue our year-round efforts to secure more changes like this for the shareholders we represent,” said Pia de Solenni, vice president of corporate engagement at IWP Capital.

Finnish Parliamentarian Convicted Of ‘Insulting’ A Group For 20-Year-Old Church Booklet to Appeal To European Court

“The retroactive censorship of a 20-year-old booklet produced by and for a church community is among the most chilling developments in the ongoing attack on freedom of speech across Europe,” said Lorcán Price, legal counsel with ADF International, serving on Räsänen’s legal team.

Christian YouTuber In Egypt Faces Five Years’ Imprisonment And Hard Labor For Teaching His Faith Online

Egyptian authorities have sentenced Augustinos Samaan, a Christian scholar, and YouTuber, to five years in prison and hard labor for his online videos teaching about and defending the Christian faith.

Examining Mounting Global Opposition To Assisted Suicide 

It’s important to recognise that no amount of “safeguards” can truly make assisted suicide safe. Legalising the practice inherently endangers human life. However, Alberta’s proposed legislation is a step toward shielding vulnerable citizens from an increasingly permissive system. 

Ugandan Bill To Establish Sharia Courts Sparks Urgent Religious Freedom Concerns

“The Ugandan Qadhis Courts Bill should not proceed within the Parliament, and it is imperative that both international and Ugandan actors oppose it. The proposed bill’s passage would represent a dangerous expansion of Sharia law into Sub-Saharan Africa at a time when Christian persecution is growing.”

UK Police Interrogate Christian Pastor Arrested For Commenting On Islam And Transgender Ideology

“I consider public preaching to be an essential part of my worship, which the police have de facto inhibited, due to their investigation. There are no Islamic or progressive blasphemy laws in this country, and yet time and time again the police have censored me as if there are. The police should drop this investigation and refrain from censoring me again in the future.”

WIN: Court Dismisses Charges Against Brazilian Woman Facing 10 Years In Prison For Questioning Gender Ideology

“The court’s decision brings me great relief and hope that free speech will be protected in Brazil,” said Borges. “The truth matters. Stating biological facts in a post should never result in prison time. All Brazilians deserve to speak freely and stand for what they believe in, even if their views differ from those in power.”

US Commission On International Religious Freedom Condemns Targeted Expulsions Of Christians In Turkey

“Türkiye’s arbitrary labeling of foreign-born Protestant Christians as national security threats is meant to intimidate the Christian community and prevent them from gathering for worship. Everyone, regardless of residency status, has the right to freedom of religion or belief under international law,” said USCIRF Chair Vicky Hartzler. “The U.S. administration should maintain the momentum President Trump made in his September meeting with President Erdoğan and push for tangible improvements to Türkiye’s religious freedom record, including an end to its repressive tactics against Christians.”

X Launches Historic Challenge To EU Censorship Law That Threatens Americans’ Online Speech

X (formerly Twitter) filed a landmark legal challenge Monday to a $140 million fine imposed by the European Commission under the European Union’s Digital Services Act—a sweeping censorship regime that uses American technology companies to impose European speech restrictions on users worldwide, including in the United States.

Arrest Of Christian Pastor Highlights Vast Censorship Of Biblical Truth In The UK

“I am a law-abiding citizen and it feels surreal that the police have criminalised me so harshly and repeatedly merely for peacefully expressing my Christian views in the public square. Unfortunately, I believe that the police view me, a Christian pastor, as an easy target and are afraid of others being offended by my lawful speech. This is two-tier policing in action.”

Brazilian Veterinary Student Faces Up To 10 Years In Prison For Social Media Comments On Gender Ideology

“No one should face a decade behind bars for expressing an opinion on a matter of public concern,” said Julio Pohl, Legal Counsel for ADF International, which is providing legal support to Borges. “Weaponising Brazil’s expansive ‘transphobia’ laws to punish peaceful expression is a profound violation of freedom of speech.”

Top European Court Takes Up Cases of Christians Banned from Turkey

The government’s use of these codes effectively labels individuals as a “threat to public order and security,” a classification normally reserved for terrorism suspects. In practice, however, those targeted have no criminal records and no evidence of unlawful conduct — the only thing that they have in common is openly practicing and sharing their Christian faith.

HHS: Illinois Is Violating Federal Law By Forcing Pregnancy Centers To Refer Women For Abortion

Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys represent the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates and three Illinois pregnancy centers in the eight-year-old case National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Treto. After the attorneys asked HHS to investigate this matter, the agency sent a “notice of violation” to Illinois officials informing them that their state law violates the Weldon and Coats-Snowe Amendments. Those are federal conscience clauses that protect pro-life health care professionals from being forced to refer women for an abortion.

9th Circuit Unanimously Affirms Religious Ministries Can Hire Like-Minded Individuals

In a unanimous decision Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled that the Yakima Union Gospel Mission is free to hire like-minded employees who share and live out the mission’s religious beliefs and purpose to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ through its homeless shelter and other community service programs.

ADF Urges USDA To Protect Churches, Religious Orgs In Rural Development Programs

“Religious organizations and churches in rural America deserve equal access to federal programs, and the First Amendment protects this fundamental right. Prior administrations enacted certain U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations that exclude faith-based organizations just because they engage in religious activities. We’re thankful to Secretary Rollins for her public commitment to religious liberty and we hope our petition will help the USDA correct discriminatory rules and ensure all its programs are operated consistent with religious liberty and fairness for all Americans.”

Oregon School District Pays $650,000 After Firing Educators For Speaking On Gender Policy

“The Grants Pass School District is taking the right step by acknowledging that teachers don’t give up their First Amendment rights when they set foot on school property. Public schools can’t retaliate against speech simply because they disagree with what’s said.”

Social Worker Forced To Remove ‘Transphobic’ Children’s Books ‘He Is He’ And ‘She Is She’ From Desk

“This case isn’t about books; it’s about public officials telling an employee that he isn’t allowed to express a view that differs from their own,” said ADF Senior Counsel Tyson Langhofer, director of the ADF Center for Academic Freedom. “Our legal system is built on the truth that the government can’t silence a speaker just because it disapproves of what he says."

Out-Of-State Abortion Drug Peddlers Are Violating The Criminal Laws Of States That Choose Life

“Out-of-state abortion drug peddlers are violating the criminal laws of Louisiana and other states across the country that choose life. They aren’t providing healthcare, they’re drug dealers,” Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said.

Court Holds Louisville Responsible For Trying To Silence Christian Photographer

In a victory for free speech on Tuesday, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky held Louisville accountable for violating the First Amendment rights of a wedding photographer and blogger and protected her freedom to speak messages that align with her religious beliefs.

Christian School Wins Legal Victory After Vermont Officials Ban Them From All State-Sponsored Sports

In a victory for religious schools, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit ruled Tuesday that Vermont must allow a Christian school back into the state’s athletic association.

21 States, Multiple School Officials Urge Supreme Court To Review Child Secret Social Transition Case

“Mr. Foote and Ms. Silvestri have a moral belief, backed by well-supported scientific opinion, that a so-called gender transition harms children. Parents have unique and intimate knowledge of their own children’s best interests, but the Ludlow School Committee insists it knows better than parents, undermining centuries of tradition, case law, and common sense. We are thankful for these advocates who are urging the Supreme Court to take this case and affirm the constitutional protections parents have in making the best decisions for their children.”

Alliance Defending Freedom Mourns Loss Of Dr. James Dobson

Alliance Defending Freedom is grieved to learn of the passing of Dr. James Dobson Thursday at age 89. Dobson founded the highly influential Focus on the Family in 1977 before forming other ministries and organizations like the Family Research Council, Family Policy Alliance, and Dr. James Dobson Family Institute. Dobson was also involved in the establishment of Alliance Defending Freedom.

Colorado Court Strikes Down State Law Banning Abortion Pill Reversal

“Government officials can’t silence medical professionals and prevent them from saving lives,” said ADF Senior Counsel Kevin Theriot. “Many women regret their chemical abortions, and some choose to reverse the effects of the first abortion drug, which can save their baby’s life. But Colorado’s law wrongly attempted to deny women the freedom to make that choice. The court is right to rule that the state can’t force women to follow through with a chemical abortion when a safe alternative is available—one that Chelsea and the pro-life plaintiffs in this case can skillfully provide.”

9th Circuit Appeals Court Rejects Gender-Ideology Mandate For Adoption

“Because caregivers like Jessica cannot promote Oregon’s dangerous gender ideology to young kids and take them to events like pride parades, the state considers them to be unfit parents. That is false and incredibly dangerous, needlessly depriving kids of opportunities to find a loving home. The 9th Circuit was right to remind Oregon that the foster and adoption system is supposed to serve the best interests of children, not the state’s ideological crusade.”

New York Photographer Wins Freedom To Express Messages Consistent With Her Beliefs On Marriage

Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing a Christian photographer and blogger in New York agreed to enter a court-approved settlement after a federal district court temporarily halted state officials from compelling her to express messages inconsistent with her faith.

Parents Ask Supreme Court To Protect Children From Secret Social Transitions In Public Schools

“Parents—not the government—have the fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, and health care of their children,” said ADF Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch. “Mr. Foote and Ms. Silvestri have a moral belief, backed by well-supported scientific opinion, that a so-called gender transition harms children. Yet the Ludlow School Committee has not only enacted a secret social transition policy that keeps parents completely in the dark about their kids, they also blatantly go against parents’ express wishes."

‘Born Again Used Books’ Sues Colorado For Trying To Silence Its Views On Biological Reality

“As the Supreme Court has repeatedly affirmed, the government has no business trying to strip traditional views about sex and gender from the marketplace of ideas,” said ADF Senior Counsel Hal Frampton, director of the ADF Center for Conscience Initiatives.

4th Circuit Upholds West Virginia Law That Protects Women, The Unborn

Twenty-three states and numerous pro-life advocates submitted friend-of-the-court briefs in April 2024 to the 4th Circuit asking it to uphold West Virginia’s pro-life law.

22 States Support NJ Dad Seeking End To Policy That Hides ‘Social Transition’ Of Daughter

“Parents have the right to direct the upbringing, education, and health care of their children without fear of government interference,” said ADF Senior Counsel Kate Anderson, director of ADF’s Center for Parental Rights. “Schools should never hide vital information from parents, let alone go against their express instructions related to the well-being of their children. School officials should support parents, not replace them, and we are urging the court to uphold these constitutional rights.”

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