Other ongoing and recent cases involve the morning after pill, worship practices during COVID lockdowns, and, of course, abortion. The case drew attention in international conservative media for months.
One of the most prominent lawsuits it joined involved a Finnish politician-whom ADF supported-who was acquitted of criminal hate speech charges for speaking out against Pride events. The international offshoot of ADF may deal with institutions and courts abroad instead of those in the United States, but it’s rooted in the same values and takes on similar cultural fights. I Was Almost the Republican “Late Abortion” Boogeyman. The Purple State Where the Midterms Could Bring Permanent Republican Rule The Only Way to Navigate the Election Storm AheadĪngry Right-Wing Moms Are Trying to Have Librarians Arrested by “Constitutional Sheriffs” According to the New York Times, Farris also “played a critical behind-the-scenes role” in drafting the lawsuit Republican state attorneys filed to overturn the 2020 presidential election. ADF is deeply entwined with the “parental rights” movement, and is a huge force pushing anti-CRT legislation and anti-trans bills that are going through state houses.
The CEO of the organization, Michael Farris, got his start in the Christian home-schooling movement, which he single-handedly transformed into a cultural and legal powerhouse. The Alliance Defending Freedom is best known for defending the Christian cake shop owners who fought for the right to discriminate against gay customers in the 2018 Masterpiece Cakeshop Supreme Court case, but the legal group has been involved in a number of other high-profile “religious freedom” cases, including as one of the key parties in Burwell v. Before she joined the organization a little over two years ago, she spent over a decade with the international offshoot of the Alliance Defending Freedom. Thanks for signing up! You can manage your newsletter subscriptions at any time.Ĭasillas and Schuff currently live in Washington, D.C., but Casillas works on international affairs for CWA.
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