Sarah Huckabee Sanders on ending Obamacare birth control mandate: ‘freedom to practice one’s faith is a fundamental right’
White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders vowed that “as long as Donald Trump is president,” the administration will defend every American’s right to religious liberty. “The President believes that More...
Glenn Beck interviews Gary Johnson on freedom of conscience, religious liberty topics
Many voters feel disenfranchised by Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump as the two main candidates for president and have looked at Libertarian Gary Johnson, who is now rising a bit in some polls. The former New Mexico More...
Judge rules in favor of Missouri State Senator Paul Wieland, strikes down Obamacare’s contraceptive mandate
A federal district judge in the Eastern District of Missouri granted a summary judgment in favor of Missouri State Senator Paul Wieland and his wife Theresa against the Obamacare abortifacient/contraceptive mandate, More...
SCOTUS rejects hearing on ‘freedom of conscience’ protection for pharmacists asked to sell abortion pills
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from pro-life pharmacists in Washington state who are challenging a state law forcing them to sell the morning after pill and other abortion-causing drugs More...
US Senate to fine pharmacists who refuse to dispense Plan B
Senate Democrats have introduced a bill that would impose crushing fines on pharmacists who refuse to personally dispense Plan B pills, an “emergency contraception,” and a potential abortifacient, removing conscience More...
Supreme Court won’t rule in Obamacare mandate in Nuns case
The U.S. Supreme Court chose not to make a ruling in Zubik v. Burwell about whether the Obama administration’s controversial HHS mandate violated federal law. This decision sends the case back to U.S. Appeals More...
Obamacare: Christian colleges still fighting against abortion pill mandate
Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys and representatives of ADF clients will participate in a press conference Wednesday following oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court in several consolidated cases concerning More...
Freedom for pharmacists’ freedom of conscience going to US Supreme Court
Fourteen briefs have been filed with the U.S. Supreme Court that encourage it to weigh in on Washington state rules that force pharmacy owners and pharmacists to stock and dispense drugs contrary to their religious More...
Coalition grows against abortion pill mandate in Obamacare
A broad array of groups and states – including more than 200 members of Congress and 20 states – filed briefs this week with the U.S. Supreme Court in opposition to the Obama administration’s abortion-pill More...
Christian colleges take battle over abortion pill mandate to US Supreme Court
Several religious non-profit organizations filed an opening brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in consolidated lawsuits against the Obama administration’s abortion-pill mandate and its religious non-profit options, More...
New Hampshire: state loses valid ‘right to know’ battle over Planned Parenthood delays
A New Hampshire court ruled Tuesday that the state’s Department of Health and Human Services was wrong to wait for permission from Planned Parenthood before releasing documents the agency was legally required More...
Washington State: Tax payer birth control implants begin at age ten, no parental consent needed
Children as young as 10 years old are receiving taxpayer-funded birth control in Washington State, according to public records obtained by Judicial Watch from the agency that provides medical coverage for the poor. JW More...
Ben Carson using RU-486, stopping ‘abortion on demand’ and ‘culture of death’
Dr. Ben Carson may still be trailing Donald Trump in recent GOP presidential polls, but Carson may be more appealing to pro-life voters, doubling down and clarifying his stance on abortion during an interview with More...
Abortion pill mandate in Obamacare under attack as ADF defends Christian schools
Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court Friday that asks it to take up a challenge to the Obama administration’s abortion-pill mandate by four Christian universities in More...
ADF leads appeal to protect pharmacists from being forced to distribute abortion pills
The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Vice President of Legal Services Kristen Waggoner regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit’s decision in Stormans v. Wiesman More...
Thomas More Society objects to Iowa Supeme Court allowing ‘webcam abortions’
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that women in Iowa may secure medical abortion pills without an in-person examination by a physician. The Thomas More Society argued via amicus (friend of the court) brief that webcam More...
Arizona school praised for including pro-life curriculum
An Alliance Defending Freedom letter and presentation to the Gilbert Public Schools Governing Board prompted it to vote 3-2 in favor of requiring Gilbert Public Schools to comply with Arizona law and provide curriculum More...
Hobby Lobby, Obamacare battle continues, new bill in Senate stalls
A bipartisan attempt to overturn the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision has failed in the Senate, but the battle may be far from over. The Senate on Wednesday afternoon fell short of the 60 votes needed More...
NOW includes Little Sisters of the Poor with ‘Dirty 100’ attack
The National Organization of Women (NOW) has compiled a list of what they’re calling the “Dirty 100” which are the organizations who have filed suit against the HHS Contraception Mandate. One of More...
Why was Hillary Clinton ‘bewildered and confused’ by Hobby Lobby case
The likely Democratic candidate for President in 2016 was described as “very bewildered and confused” by the Supreme Court’s ruling to further allow employers with religious objections to avoid offering contraceptives in More...
