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  • ADF: New Attack on Traditional Marriage in NJ Won’t Stand

    ADF: New Attack on Traditional Marriage in NJ Won’t Stand

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    A new lawsuit seeking to impose a redefinition of marriage on the people of New Jersey through the courts should be quickly dismissed in light of a recent state Supreme Court ruling that has already settled the matter. So says the Alliance Defense Fund.

    “Marriage between a man and a woman is a longstanding, worldwide idea that is the primary building block of society. It naturally builds families—mom, dad and children—and gives hope that the next generations will carry that on into the future,” says ADF Senior Legal Counsel Austin R. Nimocks.

    “That’s why it is worthy of special protection. The New Jersey Supreme Court has already decided this matter by denying the attempts of activists to make marriage something other than this through the courts.”

  • National Day of Prayer Challenges Met With Legal Force

    National Day of Prayer Challenges Met With Legal Force

    prayinghandsAlliance Defense Fund (ADF) attorneys say they are ready to offer free legal counsel to any government entities legally challenged for recognizing events related to Thursday’s National Day of Prayer.

    “Public officials should be able to recognize public prayer activities just as America’s founders did,” says ADF Senior Counsel Joseph Infranco. “After the events of this past weekend, it’s hard to imagine better timing for this event. We encourage all Americans to take part in National Day of Prayer activities to give thanks to God and ask for His guidance. ADF stands ready to defend such activities if they are challenged in court.”

    ADF has long defended the National Day of Prayer, including its most recent defense of the National Day of Prayer Task Force and former spokesperson Shirley Dobson in the lawsuit Freedom From Religion Foundation v. Obama. ADF succeeded in having Dobson dismissed from the lawsuit at the district court level before filing a friend-of-the court brief on behalf of the task force at the appellate court level. On April 14, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit rejected FFRF’s lawsuit and allowed the National Day of Prayer to continue.

  • Hicksville High Nixes Christian Club

    Alliance Defense Fund attorneys filed a lawsuit Monday on behalf of a student-led Christian club against the Hicksville Union Free School District for denying recognition to the group because of supposed “budgetary concerns.”

    More than 35 other clubs are officially recognized at Hicksville High School, where the principal stated, “other schools may have [a Christian club], but I don’t want this in my school.” The new case is the third one filed by ADF attorneys over the last three years against Long Island school districts for unconstitutionally banning student-led Christian clubs. The other two suits resulted in ADF gaining official recognition for clubs at Lindenhurst Union Free School District and Half Hollow Hills Central School District.

    “Public schools cannot ban Christian student clubs simply because they are religious,” says ADF Senior Counsel David Cortman. “If officials at government-run schools did their homework, they’d know that students have a constitutionally protected right to express their beliefs. It’s ridiculous that Hicksville High School says it has no budget for a Christian club but somehow has enough for a ping pong club.”

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