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'''Alliance Defense Fund''' "A legal alliance defending the right to hear and speak the [[Truth]]" is a [[conservative]] organization that provides the resources that will keep the door open for the spread of the [[Gospel]] through the legal defense of religious freedom, the sanctity of life, marriage and the family. Thirty-five religious organizations came together to create the Alliance Defense Fund on January 31, 1994. Per their website
{{cquote|ADF is dedicated to preserving and reclaiming religious freedom. Unlike any other organization in [[America]], this is being accomplished through strategic coordination with other like-minded organizations; training [[Christian]] attorneys and the future leaders of America; funding key, precedent-setting cases across America; and, when necessary, direct litigation through our in-house team of Christ-centered attorneys.}}
==Notable Legal Victories==
*In Washington v. Glucksberg and Vacco v. Quill, the [[Supreme Court]] unanimously rules that the U.S. Constitution does not provide a “right” to assisted suicide.
*Madsen v. Women's Health Center, Inc., the Supreme Court struck down the 15-foot "floating bubble zone" wherein religious speech is prohibited by the state.
*(NEA) v. Finley, the Supreme Court rules 8–1 that the tax-funded [[NEA]] can refuse to give taxpayer dollars to pornographic and anti-Christian art.
*Troxel v. Granville, the Supreme Court affirms the rights of parents over the rights of the government in child rearing.
*The Supreme Court decided that the [[Boy Scouts]] is a private organization and can exclude advocates of homosexual behavior from its leadership.
*Good News Club v. Milford Central Schools, the Supreme Court sides with ADF-funded allied lawyers and decides that middle schools do not violate the U.S. Constitution when they allow Bible clubs to meet after hours.
*Zelman v. Simmons-Harris, the Supreme Court upholds the [[Ohio]] school voucher program, allowing parents to remove their children from underperforming public schools and use government vouchers for private or religious schools.
*City of Los Angeles v. Alameda Books, the Supreme Court upholds the right of communities to regulate pornographic businesses.
*United States v. American Library Association, the Supreme Court rules that Congress's mandate that publicly funded libraries provide internet filtering devices in order to protect [[children]] is constitutional.
*Lewis v. Alfaro, the California Supreme Court unanimously rules that [[San Francisco]] Mayor [[Gavin Newsom]] acted illegally when he directed the city and county clerk to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
*Van Orden v. Perry, the Supreme Court upholds a [[Ten Commandments]] display on the grounds of the [[Texas]] Capitol complex, ruling that the Texas display did not violate the Establishment Clause.
*National Organization for Women (NOW) v. Scheidler, the Supreme Court once again issues a favorable decision, ruling unanimously that peaceful pro-life activists are not in violation of the federal laws intended to stop organized crime.
*Hein v. Freedom from Religion Foundation, the Supreme Court rules that an atheist organization lacks taxpayer standing to challenge the funding of a [[White House]] conference that informed both faith-based and secular organizations about federal funding for programs that help the poor.
*ADF wins a total of five cases protecting marriage and the family within the month of May, 2008.
*[[Citizens United]] v. [[Federal Election Commission]], the Supreme Court rules that election law cannot be manipulated to silence speech on religious freedom, the sanctity of life, marriage, and the family.
==External Links==
* [http://www.alliancedefensefund.org/ Alliance Defense Fund website]
[[Category:Christianity]]
[[Category:Conservative Organizations]]
[[Category:Conservative]]
[[Category:Law]]
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{{cquote|ADF is dedicated to preserving and reclaiming religious freedom. Unlike any other organization in [[America]], this is being accomplished through strategic coordination with other like-minded organizations; training [[Christian]] attorneys and the future leaders of America; funding key, precedent-setting cases across America; and, when necessary, direct litigation through our in-house team of Christ-centered attorneys.}}
==Notable Legal Victories==
*In Washington v. Glucksberg and Vacco v. Quill, the [[Supreme Court]] unanimously rules that the U.S. Constitution does not provide a “right” to assisted suicide.
*Madsen v. Women's Health Center, Inc., the Supreme Court struck down the 15-foot "floating bubble zone" wherein religious speech is prohibited by the state.
*(NEA) v. Finley, the Supreme Court rules 8–1 that the tax-funded [[NEA]] can refuse to give taxpayer dollars to pornographic and anti-Christian art.
*Troxel v. Granville, the Supreme Court affirms the rights of parents over the rights of the government in child rearing.
*The Supreme Court decided that the [[Boy Scouts]] is a private organization and can exclude advocates of homosexual behavior from its leadership.
*Good News Club v. Milford Central Schools, the Supreme Court sides with ADF-funded allied lawyers and decides that middle schools do not violate the U.S. Constitution when they allow Bible clubs to meet after hours.
*Zelman v. Simmons-Harris, the Supreme Court upholds the [[Ohio]] school voucher program, allowing parents to remove their children from underperforming public schools and use government vouchers for private or religious schools.
*City of Los Angeles v. Alameda Books, the Supreme Court upholds the right of communities to regulate pornographic businesses.
*United States v. American Library Association, the Supreme Court rules that Congress's mandate that publicly funded libraries provide internet filtering devices in order to protect [[children]] is constitutional.
*Lewis v. Alfaro, the California Supreme Court unanimously rules that [[San Francisco]] Mayor [[Gavin Newsom]] acted illegally when he directed the city and county clerk to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
*Van Orden v. Perry, the Supreme Court upholds a [[Ten Commandments]] display on the grounds of the [[Texas]] Capitol complex, ruling that the Texas display did not violate the Establishment Clause.
*National Organization for Women (NOW) v. Scheidler, the Supreme Court once again issues a favorable decision, ruling unanimously that peaceful pro-life activists are not in violation of the federal laws intended to stop organized crime.
*Hein v. Freedom from Religion Foundation, the Supreme Court rules that an atheist organization lacks taxpayer standing to challenge the funding of a [[White House]] conference that informed both faith-based and secular organizations about federal funding for programs that help the poor.
*ADF wins a total of five cases protecting marriage and the family within the month of May, 2008.
*[[Citizens United]] v. [[Federal Election Commission]], the Supreme Court rules that election law cannot be manipulated to silence speech on religious freedom, the sanctity of life, marriage, and the family.
==External Links==
* [http://www.alliancedefensefund.org/ Alliance Defense Fund website]
[[Category:Christianity]]
[[Category:Conservative Organizations]]
[[Category:Conservative]]
[[Category:Law]]
{{conservatism}}