
ADF sues South Carolina town after civic center blocks worship services, the ‘government can’t discriminate’
Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a federal lawsuit Monday on behalf of a small church against the town of Edisto Beach, South Carolina, after the town council changed its civic center rules to ban worship More...

North Carolina reverses zoning law to silence a Baptist Church, avoid lawsuit
Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing a North Carolina church voluntarily dismissed their lawsuit against the city of Monroe Thursday after officials voted Tuesday to amend recent additions to the More...

North Carolina city sued for zoning code banning Baptist Church
Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a federal lawsuit Monday on behalf of a church against the city of Monroe, North Carolina. The city recently enacted an unconstitutional zoning code that bars At the More...

ADF sues Laurel Maryland after officials changed zoning laws to stop church services
Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a federal lawsuit Friday on behalf of a church against the city of Laurel, Maryland, after officials changed zoning laws to stop the church from holding Sunday worship More...

Ohio Christian School wins lawsuit against Columbus, ADF reminds ‘can’t use zoning laws to discriminate against religious organizations’
A U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit panel Wednesday reversed a federal district court ruling against a Columbus-area Christian school that was denied zoning approval to relocate its growing four-campus school More...

California mandates churches include abortion coverage in insurance plans, heads to court
Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Jeremiah Galus and ADF Senior Counsel Erik Stanley will be available for media interviews immediately following Galus’ arguments in federal court Friday in favor of allowing More...

ADF leads fight for Trinity Lutheran to ensure Christian schools get benefits just like public schools
Multiple parties, including 19 states and 34 members of Congress, filed friend-of-the-court briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court this week in support of ensuring that children aren’t denied the benefit of a playground More...

Missouri court rules against Colleen Simon, same-sex worker fired by Catholic Church
A Missouri court Tuesday rejected the primary claim of a former Catholic diocese ministry worker who sued the diocese for terminating her employment once leadership learned of her same-sex union. The court ruled More...

US Supreme Court to take up Missouri’s Trinity Lutheran Church case over daycare program, funds
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take up a case that addresses the question of whether states can exhibit hostility to religion by prohibiting churches and church-run organizations from participating in state programs More...