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ADF urges 9th Circuit to respect free speech after student punished for drawing
ADF Legal Counsel Mathew Hoffmann: “Students don’t lose their First Amendment right to free speech when they walk into a school building. All Americans must remain free to speak, especially in our schools. As we explain in our brief, the U.S. Supreme Court has recognized that public schools serve as the nurseries of democracy. There, young students learn to interact with each other and discuss topics from all angles....”
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Diverse groups rally to support IN music teacher forced out of job for his religious beliefs
CHICAGO – Seventeen states, multiple medical experts, children’s advocates, and a feminist group have joined together to file friend-of-the-court briefs with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit in support of former Indiana high school music teacher John Kluge. Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing Kluge filed their opening brief at the 7th Circuit last week.
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Louisville professor asks 6th Circuit to vindicate his free speech rights
CINCINNATI – Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing a professor whom University of Louisville officials demoted, harassed, and then fired because of his views will be available for media interviews Tuesday following oral arguments at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. ADF attorneys filed a brief in April asking the court to rule that Dr. Allan Josephson’s case, Josephson v. Ganzel, against these officials should proceed to trial.
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