http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/24/tx-family-sues-nisd-over-third-graders-invitations/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/24/tx-family-sues-nisd-over-third-graders-invitations/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 17:09:06 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134594 Beaumont Enterprise: Jeremy D. Tedesco, an attorney for the Alliance Defense Fund, is representing the boy and his family. Tedesco said the boy's father, Michael Metcalf, is suing the district for a violation of his son's constitutional rights. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/24/tx-family-sues-nisd-over-third-graders-invitations/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/24/uncg-a-great-example-for-other-universities/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/24/uncg-a-great-example-for-other-universities/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 17:06:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134592 OneNewsNow: Since then, ADF attorney Jeremy Tedesco says the school has clarified its non-discrimination policy, which officials admitted to misinterpreting. "[They] essentially clarified that they have an exemption to their non-discrimination policy that allows all belief-based clubs, including religious clubs, to restrict their members and leaders to the beliefs of the group," Tedesco details. "And that's a good thing not only for the Make Up Your Own Mind group, but for all groups moving forward as well." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/24/uncg-a-great-example-for-other-universities/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/north-carolina-university-reverses-ruling-on-group%e2%80%99s-religious-status-citizen-link/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/north-carolina-university-reverses-ruling-on-group%e2%80%99s-religious-status-citizen-link/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 13:25:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134507 Citizen Link: The Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) filed a lawsuit against the school on behalf of the group on Feb. 29 in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. A settlement was reached, so the ADF filed paperwork Monday to withdraw the suit. “To their credit, they clarified policy,” said Jeremy Tedesco, legal counsel with ADF. “The policy is now clear — all belief-based clubs are able to select members and leaders based on their beliefs.” [more] ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/north-carolina-university-reverses-ruling-on-group%e2%80%99s-religious-status-citizen-link/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/christian-legal-society-v-martinez-decision-upends-campus-religious-groups/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/christian-legal-society-v-martinez-decision-upends-campus-religious-groups/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 16:33:35 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133949 Huffington Post (Religion News Service) (5/11/2012): Jeremy Tedesco, senior counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, sees the Martinez decision "lurking in the background" of other cases. He filed suit in February on behalf of the Christian anti-abortion group Make Up Your Own Mind at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. The school, which does not have an all-comers policy like Hastings, was not going to formally recognize the group because officials deemed it nonreligious. "We don't want the government determining whether a group is or is not religious," he said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/christian-legal-society-v-martinez-decision-upends-campus-religious-groups/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/08/easter-invitations-at-heart-of-lawsuit/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/08/easter-invitations-at-heart-of-lawsuit/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 15:55:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133146 One News Now: "To say than an Easter egg hunt invitation offered from one student to another during non-instructional time is somehow not allowed in America is preposterous," states [Matt] Sharp. "ADF has litigated numerous cases similar to this one, and the law is clear: invitations like this are protected by the Constitution." [more - Jeremy Tedesco also quoted) ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/08/easter-invitations-at-heart-of-lawsuit/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/az-good-news-for-good-news-club/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/az-good-news-for-good-news-club/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 17:07:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132691 One News New: ADF attorney Jeremy Tedesco explains . . . "They reacted the right way once the lawsuit was filed," the attorney asserts. "We got the changes we wanted in the policies, the flyers were approved for distribution. So ultimately, the school district should be commended for doing the right thing, all the while understanding that they disclaim liability." {more] ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/az-good-news-for-good-news-club/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/school-district-reverses-ban-on-religious-fliers-wnd/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/school-district-reverses-ban-on-religious-fliers-wnd/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:14:35 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132439 WorldNetDaily: “A Christian organization should have the same right to publicize its voluntary meetings as other groups do,” said ADF Legal Counsel Jeremy Tedesco. “The district has done the right thing in approving the Good News Club fliers for distribution and revising its policies that banned religious fliers,” he said. “That will allow the club and other similar groups to have the same access to publicize their events to students that all other groups enjoy.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/school-district-reverses-ban-on-religious-fliers-wnd/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/27/ariz-christian-student-club-wins-can-distribute-religious-fliers/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/27/ariz-christian-student-club-wins-can-distribute-religious-fliers/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:45:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132330 Christian Post: A Christian organization should have the same right to publicize its voluntary meetings as other groups do," said ADF Legal Counsel Jeremy Tedesco. "The district has done the right thing in approving the Good News Club fliers for distribution and revising its policies that banned religious fliers. That will allow the club and other similar groups to have the same access to publicize their events to students that all other groups enjoy." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/27/ariz-christian-student-club-wins-can-distribute-religious-fliers/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/09/michael-brown-can-a-muslim-lead-the-christian-campus-club-townhall/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/09/michael-brown-can-a-muslim-lead-the-christian-campus-club-townhall/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:11:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130670 Townhall: The university had been sued by the Alliance Defense Fund when, “The school refused to recognize the campus Christian Legal Society chapter, Hastings Christian Fellowship (HCF), because it [would] not agree to a non-discrimination policy that would require the group to admit homosexuals and non-Christians as members and officers . . . Last month, the Supreme Court turned down an appeal brought by the Alliance Defense Fund on behalf of Christian groups challenging the policy at California state universities which did not allow them to restrict “membership in their groups to people who agree with their Christian values and beliefs.” Unfortunately, as noted by ADF attorney Jeremy Tedesco, “one of the key points in the whole case is that every other group on campus is allowed to restrict their membership and their officers to people who agree with the values the group was formed to advocate on campus.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/09/michael-brown-can-a-muslim-lead-the-christian-campus-club-townhall/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/school-bans-bible-club-invitations-citizen-link/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/school-bans-bible-club-invitations-citizen-link/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:35:17 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130587 Citizen Link: “All students should have the freedom to express their beliefs,” Alliance Defense Fund Legal Counsel Jeremy Tedesco said. “Schools shouldn’t marginalize students who want to do good because of their faith. The school district can avoid needless litigation by simply respecting this third-grader’s constitutionally protected right to hand invitations to his fellow classmates during non-instructional time, as other students have been allowed to do.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/school-bans-bible-club-invitations-citizen-link/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/23/jeremy-tedesco-on-breakfast-with-royce-and-roger-the-aclus-dont-filter-me-campaign/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/23/jeremy-tedesco-on-breakfast-with-royce-and-roger-the-aclus-dont-filter-me-campaign/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:25:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129398 Jeremy Tedesco on WOAM Radio (1350am) “Breakfast with Royce and Roger” in Peoria, Illinois to discuss this: ADF responds to additional ACLU demands that schoolchildren be exposed to porn. | MP3 audio 7:52 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/23/jeremy-tedesco-on-breakfast-with-royce-and-roger-the-aclus-dont-filter-me-campaign/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/20/court-sides-with-sdsu-on-campus-groupsjustices-refuse-to-hear-appeal-from-clubs-claiming-policy-violated-religious-freedom-ut-san-diego/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/20/court-sides-with-sdsu-on-campus-groupsjustices-refuse-to-hear-appeal-from-clubs-claiming-policy-violated-religious-freedom-ut-san-diego/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:11:06 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129123 U~T San Diego: Jeremy Tedesco, a lawyer with the Arizona-based Alliance Defense Fund, said CSU “has taken nondiscrimination policy and used it to punish religious student groups for exercising their right to select their members and leaders on the basis of their religious beliefs. How can you be a religious group if you don’t have the ability to select your leaders and members on the basis of their religious beliefs? It’s common sense.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/20/court-sides-with-sdsu-on-campus-groupsjustices-refuse-to-hear-appeal-from-clubs-claiming-policy-violated-religious-freedom-ut-san-diego/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/16/schools-change-of-heart-isnt-enough/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/16/schools-change-of-heart-isnt-enough/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:19:14 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128863 One News Now: Though ADF attorney Jeremy Tedesco applauds the school's latest decision, he says it is not enough. "We're still looking for the university to make some acceptable changes to their policies so that other student groups don't find themselves in the same situation in the future," he explains. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/16/schools-change-of-heart-isnt-enough/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/16/chuck-colson-campus-crackdown-on-religious-freedom/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/16/chuck-colson-campus-crackdown-on-religious-freedom/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:17:35 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128861 Crosswalk: Thus, UNC-Greenville is moving from a broad freedom of religion to a much more restrictive “freedom of church” — much like the phrase “freedom of worship,” which this administration has embraced, which I’ve been warning you about for months. In the words of my colleague Tom Gilson over at The Point blog, this freedom of church is merely the “freedom to practice religion in a defined, confined, private space.” And as Alliance Defense Fund Legal Counsel Jeremy Tedesco rightly points out, “Saying that a Christian club isn’t religious is flatly absurd.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/16/chuck-colson-campus-crackdown-on-religious-freedom/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/adf-comment-on-unc-greensboros-response-to-christian-clubs-lawsuit/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/adf-comment-on-unc-greensboros-response-to-christian-clubs-lawsuit/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:36:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128693 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/adf-comment-on-unc-greensboros-response-to-christian-clubs-lawsuit/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/unc-greensboro-reverses-course-on-pro-life-group-world/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/unc-greensboro-reverses-course-on-pro-life-group-world/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:17:08 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128606 World: Although the Alliance Defense Fund applauded the school's decision, attorney Jeremy Tedesco said he had not seen any official paperwork acknowledging the group's recognition. Until he does, Tedesco told the Associated Press he would not withdraw the suit. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/unc-greensboro-reverses-course-on-pro-life-group-world/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/uncg-will-recognize-christian-group-deseret-news/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/uncg-will-recognize-christian-group-deseret-news/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:36:28 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128591 Deseret News: "We certainly appreciate them doing the right thing after 10 or so months of denying the group recognition," said Jeremy Tedesco, an Alliance Defense Fund lawyer representing the organization. Tedesco said lawyers for Make Up Your Own Mind had yet to receive formal legal confirmation that the university will grant recognition to the group, and that decisions about the state of the lawsuit will have to wait until that happens. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/uncg-will-recognize-christian-group-deseret-news/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/13/jeremy-tedesco-are-you-or-the-religious-organization-you-serve-with-religious-ask-the-government-to-find-out/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/13/jeremy-tedesco-are-you-or-the-religious-organization-you-serve-with-religious-ask-the-government-to-find-out/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:46:28 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128549 Speak Up Movement University Blog: A Christian student group trying to form a recognized student organization at University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG) recently found out it was not religious. How did it find this out? UNCG officials told it so. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/13/jeremy-tedesco-are-you-or-the-religious-organization-you-serve-with-religious-ask-the-government-to-find-out/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/uncg-sued-for-rejecting-anti-abortion-group-news-record/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/uncg-sued-for-rejecting-anti-abortion-group-news-record/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:02:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128228 News & Record: Attorney Jeremy Tedesco of the Alliance Defense Fund, which filed the lawsuit Feb. 29 on behalf of student Bryn Carmichael, said UNCG overstepped its bounds in trying to tell an organization whether or not it is religious. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/uncg-sued-for-rejecting-anti-abortion-group-news-record/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/08/re-college-declares-christianity-not-a-religion/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/08/re-college-declares-christianity-not-a-religion/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 13:50:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128100 National Review: In today’s feature story at The College Fix, Meredith College freshman Julia Dent reports the latest on the UNC-Greensboro case . . . Alliance Defense Fund attorney Jeremy Tedesco filed a federal lawsuit on the club’s behalf on February 29 . . . “Saying that a Christian club isn’t religious is flatly absurd,” Jeremy Tedesco said, “especially when the university has granted its belief-based exception to numerous other clubs . . . Click here to read the rest of the story. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/08/re-college-declares-christianity-not-a-religion/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/06/the-importance-of-religious-recognition-one-news-now/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/06/the-importance-of-religious-recognition-one-news-now/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:08:58 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127749 One News Now: "Despite all the clear evidence that the group clearly has a religious mission … purpose, and goals and is a religious group, [the school says] Well, you're not religious. You don't get the benefits of recognition and the benefit everybody else has on campus, which is to restrict their members and leaders to students who agree with their beliefs," he details. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/06/the-importance-of-religious-recognition-one-news-now/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/06/n-c-university-rules-campus-club-not-christian-enough/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/06/n-c-university-rules-campus-club-not-christian-enough/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:42:12 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127741 The New American: ADF Senior Legal Counsel Jeremy Tedesco said that the university appeared to be giving itself the sole authority to determine which student groups are religious and which are not. “Saying that a Christian club isn’t religious is flatly absurd,” he said, “especially when the university has granted its belief-based exception to numerous other clubs.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/06/n-c-university-rules-campus-club-not-christian-enough/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/05/christian-club-sues-nc-university-for-not-considering-it-religious/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/05/christian-club-sues-nc-university-for-not-considering-it-religious/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:58:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127592 Christian Post: In an interview with The Christian Post, Tedesco explained that as with other cases, members of the club came to the ADF, which concluded that the situation "warranted legal action." "The folks on the ground know of us," said Tedesco, "we evaluated it and decided that it warranted legal action." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/05/christian-club-sues-nc-university-for-not-considering-it-religious/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/school-ok-with-zombies-but-not-pro-life-posters-wnd/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/school-ok-with-zombies-but-not-pro-life-posters-wnd/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:54:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125899 WorldNetDaily: Pro-life students have a positive and valuable message that school officials should welcome, not censor,” said Jeremy Tedesco, legal counsel for ADF. “Public schools are more likely to succeed when they allow for the free exchange of ideas.” . . . “What is offensive is the double-standard here,” said ADF Litigation Counsel Matt Sharp. “Public school officials cannot pick and choose what messages they are going to allow based on which viewpoints they prefer. ADF has litigated numerous cases similar to this one, and the law and the Constitution are clearly on our side here as well.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/school-ok-with-zombies-but-not-pro-life-posters-wnd/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/jeremy-tedesco-conscience-and-campus-orthodoxy-online-library-of-law-and-liberty/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/jeremy-tedesco-conscience-and-campus-orthodoxy-online-library-of-law-and-liberty/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:15:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125125 Online Library of Law and Liberty: In the end, the court struck at the very heart of what Julea’s lawsuit is all about: that the First Amendment prohibits public universities from demanding that students change or violate their beliefs as a condition to getting a degree. As the court said: “A university cannot compel a student to alter or violate her belief systems . . . as the price for obtaining a degree.” The Sixth Circuit is right, “Tolerance is a two-way street.” A fact that is often lost on public universities when it comes to Christian expression and belief, as Julea’s case so clearly shows. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/jeremy-tedesco-conscience-and-campus-orthodoxy-online-library-of-law-and-liberty/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/jeremy-tedesco-on-the-zeb-bell-show-the-julia-ward-6th-circuit-ruling/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/jeremy-tedesco-on-the-zeb-bell-show-the-julia-ward-6th-circuit-ruling/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:03:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125179 Jeremy Tedesco appeared on the Zeb Bell Show to discuss the situation. | MP3 audio 14:07 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/jeremy-tedesco-on-the-zeb-bell-show-the-julia-ward-6th-circuit-ruling/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/jeremy-tedesco-on-frcs-washington-watch-ward-v-wilbanks/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/jeremy-tedesco-on-frcs-washington-watch-ward-v-wilbanks/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:15:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124805 Jeremy Tedesco appeared on FRC's Washington Watch to discuss the ruling. | MP3 audio 9:03 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/jeremy-tedesco-on-frcs-washington-watch-ward-v-wilbanks/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/jeremy-tedesco-on-the-hugh-hewitt-show-ward-v-wilbanks/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/jeremy-tedesco-on-the-hugh-hewitt-show-ward-v-wilbanks/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:10:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124803 Jeremy Tedesco appeared on the Hugh Hewitt Show to discuss the ruling. | MP3 audio 5:35 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/jeremy-tedesco-on-the-hugh-hewitt-show-ward-v-wilbanks/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/jeremy-tedesco-emus-expulsion-of-counseling-student-was-based-on-intolerance-of-her-religious-views-detroit-free-press/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/jeremy-tedesco-emus-expulsion-of-counseling-student-was-based-on-intolerance-of-her-religious-views-detroit-free-press/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:22:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124765 Detroit Free Press (2/2): These five simple, yet profound, words come from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit's recent opinion in a case involving Eastern Michigan University's expulsion of Julea Ward from its graduate counseling program. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/jeremy-tedesco-emus-expulsion-of-counseling-student-was-based-on-intolerance-of-her-religious-views-detroit-free-press/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/ward-case-gets-reinstated-the-eastern-echo/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/ward-case-gets-reinstated-the-eastern-echo/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:15:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124761 The Eastern Echo: Tedesco said the court recognized Ward’s rights were violated by the EMU. “The court said that the university can’t force a student to alter or violate her beliefs as a condition to getting a degree. That’s what we’ve been saying the university was up to from the beginning,” Tedesco said. “The Sixth Circuit really hit that and said, ‘That’s unacceptable. The First Amendment doesn’t allow it.’ ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/ward-case-gets-reinstated-the-eastern-echo/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/r-r-reno-rights-of-conscience-a-first-things-blog/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/r-r-reno-rights-of-conscience-a-first-things-blog/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:21:58 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124638 First Things First Thoughts Blog: We seem to be in a season of judicial sanity. As Jeremy Tedesco, the lawyer who argued the case reports, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a decision that vindicated the claims of Julea Ward. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/r-r-reno-rights-of-conscience-a-first-things-blog/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/in-%e2%80%98ward-v-polite%e2%80%99-sixth-circuit-reaches-right-result-but-with-wrong-reasoning-the-moral-liberal/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/in-%e2%80%98ward-v-polite%e2%80%99-sixth-circuit-reaches-right-result-but-with-wrong-reasoning-the-moral-liberal/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:56:03 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124542 The Moral Liberal: In this blog entry, I’ll cover the facts at issue and discuss the court’s holding. Later this week, I’ll focus on how the opinion could harm campus speech in the future . . . ollowing her expulsion, Ward brought suit with the assistance of the Alliance Defense Fund, alleging that the defendants, employees of a public school, had violated her rights to freedom of expression and freedom of religious exercise under the First Amendment. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/in-%e2%80%98ward-v-polite%e2%80%99-sixth-circuit-reaches-right-result-but-with-wrong-reasoning-the-moral-liberal/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/court-sides-with-christian-counseling-student-baptist-press/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/court-sides-with-christian-counseling-student-baptist-press/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:52:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124540 Baptist Press: "Public universities shouldn't force students to violate their religious beliefs to get a degree. The court rightly understood this and ruled appropriately," said Jeremy Tedesco, legal counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund. Tedesco argued for Ward before the court. Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, said the ruling "marks an important step in defending the religious and intellectual freedoms of Americans." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/court-sides-with-christian-counseling-student-baptist-press/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/grad-student-scores-victory-in-gay-counseling-case-cbn/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/grad-student-scores-victory-in-gay-counseling-case-cbn/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:50:20 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124538 CBN.com: "Rather than allow Julea to refer a potential client to another qualified counselor -- a common, professional practice to best serve clients -- EMU attacked and questioned Julea's religious beliefs and ultimately expelled her from the program because of them," said Alliance Defense Fund Legal Counsel Jeremy Tedesco, who argued Ward's case last October. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/grad-student-scores-victory-in-gay-counseling-case-cbn/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/court-rules-against-university-in-discrimination-case-world-mag/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/court-rules-against-university-in-discrimination-case-world-mag/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:40:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124536 World Mag: Jeremy Tedesco, the Alliance Defense Fund lawyer who argued Ward's case, praised the court for recognizing Ward's right to retain her religious beliefs while pursuing her education. "Public universities shouldn't force students to violate their religious beliefs to get a degree," he said in a prepared statement. "The court rightly understood this and ruled appropriately." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/court-rules-against-university-in-discrimination-case-world-mag/feed/ 0