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		<title>ADF Allied Attorney Success Stories: March 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/15/adf-allied-attorney-success-stories-march-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/15/adf-allied-attorney-success-stories-march-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 21:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to allied attorneys Geoffrey Westmoreland, Kevin Snider, Mike Tierney, Rick Macias, Steve Sanders, Stephen Casey, Greg Terra, Steve Whiting, Steve Amjad, Steve Fitschen, Tim Swickard, as well as new Honor Corps members, Albertos Polizogopoulos and Lisa Biron, for their recent accomplishments and successes listed below.  Please take time to congratulate them!
 <a href="http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/15/adf-allied-attorney-success-stories-march-2011/"> <span class="meta-nav"></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Under God&#8221; vindicated in attack on Pledge</title>
		<link>http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/16/under-god-vindicated-in-attack-on-pledge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/16/under-god-vindicated-in-attack-on-pledge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:29:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&#038;pageId=228741">WorldNetDaily</a>: "Supporting the Pledge in the court battle was The National Legal Foundation, the Foundation for Moral Law, the Alliance Defense Fund and the American Center for Law &#038; Justice, which filed a brief on behalf of 42 members of the 111th Congress and more than 80,000 Americans who signed on to the ACLJ's Committee to Protect 'Under God.'" <a href="http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/16/under-god-vindicated-in-attack-on-pledge/"> <span class="meta-nav"></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>David Hacker: Strong support for &#8220;The Liberty&#8217;s&#8221; appeal to the 9th Circuit</title>
		<link>http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/20/david-hacker-strong-support-for-the-libertys-appeal-to-the-9th-circuit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/20/david-hacker-strong-support-for-the-libertys-appeal-to-the-9th-circuit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[ZZ: Oregon State University Students Alliance v Ray]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ADF Attorney <a href="http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/01/about-david-hacker/">David Hacker</a> writing at <a href="http://blog.speakupmovement.org/university/freedom-of-speech/strong-support-for-the-libertys-appeal-to-the-ninth-circuit/">Speak Up Movement / University</a>: "On Tuesday, two national legal organizations filed amicus briefs in the Ninth Circuit supporting The Liberty’s <a href="http://www.speakupmovement.org/Map/CaseDetails?Case=250">case</a> against Oregon State University. The <a href="http://adfwebadmin.com/resources/Files/OSU%20Students%20Alliance,%20et%20al.%20v.%20Ed%20Ray,%20et%20al._%20Brief%20for%20Amici%20Curiae%20Student%20Press%20Law%20Center%20Filed%20in%20Support%20of%20Appellant%20Seeking%20Reversal.pdf">Student Press Law Center</a> and the <a href="http://adfwebadmin.com/resources/Files/OSU%20Students%20Alliance,%20et%20al.%20v.%20Ed%20Ray,%20et%20al._%20Brief%20Amicus%20Curiae%20of%20National%20Legal%20Foundation%20in%20Support%20of%20Plaintiffs-Appellants%20Urging%20Reversal.pdf">National Legal Foundation</a> both filed amicus briefs arguing that a federal district court should not have dismissed The Liberty’s case." <a href="http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/20/david-hacker-strong-support-for-the-libertys-appeal-to-the-9th-circuit/"> <span class="meta-nav"></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>ADF on Fox News Channel: Utah crosses ruled unconstitutional</title>
		<link>http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/25/adf-on-fox-news-channel-utah-crosses-ruled-unconstitutional-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/25/adf-on-fox-news-channel-utah-crosses-ruled-unconstitutional-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Alliance Defense Fund’s reaction to the 10th Circuit’s reversal of a district court ruling in <em>American Atheists v. Davenport</em> upholding roadside memorials to fallen Utah state troopers was featured on the <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/">Fox News Channel</a>. See two different videos below. ADF News Release: <a href="http://www.adfmedia.org/News/PRDetail/3999">ADF will appeal decision to strike down roadside memorials to fallen Utah troopers</a>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u14RXKd5f3c">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u14RXKd5f3c</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcsDVRIkXeo">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcsDVRIkXeo</a> <a href="http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/25/adf-on-fox-news-channel-utah-crosses-ruled-unconstitutional-2/"> <span class="meta-nav"></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>ADF on Fox News Channel: Utah crosses ruled unconstitutional</title>
		<link>http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/20/adf-on-fox-news-channel-utah-crosses-ruled-unconstitutional/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/20/adf-on-fox-news-channel-utah-crosses-ruled-unconstitutional/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Alliance Defense Fund's reaction to the 10th Circuit's reversal of a district court ruling in <em>American Atheists v. Davenport</em> upholding roadside memorials to fallen Utah state troopers was featured on the <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/">Fox News Channel</a>. See three different videos below. ADF News Release: <a href="http://www.adfmedia.org/News/PRDetail/3999">ADF will appeal decision to strike down roadside memorials to fallen Utah troopers</a>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8JsPfMoA1c">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8JsPfMoA1c</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDvBsm7PItY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDvBsm7PItY</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTTkgGkI0Vc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTTkgGkI0Vc</a> <a href="http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/20/adf-on-fox-news-channel-utah-crosses-ruled-unconstitutional/"> <span class="meta-nav"></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Utah&#8217;s roadside memorial crosses have to go, court rules</title>
		<link>http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/19/utahs-roadside-memorial-crosses-have-to-go-court-rules/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/19/utahs-roadside-memorial-crosses-have-to-go-court-rules/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/50132157-76/crosses-utah-memorials-court.html.csp?page=3">The Salt Lake Tribune</a>: "[<a href="http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/01/about-byron-babione/">Byron Babione</a>], the attorney representing the UHPA, said the individualized memorials 'simply do not amount to a government establishment of religion' . . .  'We don’t intend to leave this disappointing ruling standing,' said Babione, senior legal counsel of the Alliance Defense Fund in Arizona. “One atheist group’s agenda shouldn’t diminish the sacrifice made by Utah Highway Patrol officers and their families. The families of the fallen should be allowed to honor their loved ones as they wish.'" &#124; <a href="http://www.adfmedia.org/News/PRDetail/3999">ADF News Release</a> <a href="http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/19/utahs-roadside-memorial-crosses-have-to-go-court-rules/"> <span class="meta-nav"></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>ADF will appeal decision to strike down roadside memorials to fallen Utah troopers</title>
		<link>http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/18/adf-will-appeal-decision-to-strike-down-roadside-memorials-to-fallen-utah-troopers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/18/adf-will-appeal-decision-to-strike-down-roadside-memorials-to-fallen-utah-troopers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA["Alliance Defense Fund attorneys are reviewing all options for appeal of a ruling issued Wednesday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit that struck down roadside memorials to fallen Utah state troopers as unconstitutional." <a href="http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/18/adf-will-appeal-decision-to-strike-down-roadside-memorials-to-fallen-utah-troopers/"> <span class="meta-nav"></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Groups support Forsyth in prayer appeal</title>
		<link>http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/09/groups-support-forsyth-in-prayer-appeal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/09/groups-support-forsyth-in-prayer-appeal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2010/jun/09/groups-support-forsyth-in-prayer-appeal/news-regional/">Winston-Salem Journal</a>: "A number of foundations and other nonprofit groups have filed statements of support for Forsyth County as it appeals a federal judge's decision in May to ban prayers that mention Jesus or make other sectarian references at county meetings . . . The county is being represented by the Alliance Defense Fund, a group that supports public expressions of Christianity. Many of the groups filing friend-of-the-court briefs have similar goals." <a href="http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/09/groups-support-forsyth-in-prayer-appeal/"> <span class="meta-nav"></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>9th Circuit upholds ban on &#8220;Ave Maria&#8221; at Wash. graduation</title>
		<link>http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/08/9th-circuit-upholds-ban-on-ave-maria-at-wash-graduation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/08/9th-circuit-upholds-ban-on-ave-maria-at-wash-graduation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA["A federal appeals panel has upheld a decision to bar the instrumental performance of a Christian hymn at a high school graduation in Everett, Wash." <a href="http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/08/9th-circuit-upholds-ban-on-ave-maria-at-wash-graduation/"> <span class="meta-nav"></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>6th Circuit rules in Ky. Baptist Homes for Children: Employment discrimination dismissed, but lesbian Establishment claims survive</title>
		<link>http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/31/6th-circuit-rules-in-ky-baptist-homes-for-children-employment-discrimination-dismissed-but-lesbian-establishment-claims-survive/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/31/6th-circuit-rules-in-ky-baptist-homes-for-children-employment-discrimination-dismissed-but-lesbian-establishment-claims-survive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Proponents of homosexual behavior and the ACLU attempt to prevent faith based funding of KBH . . .  <a href="http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/31/6th-circuit-rules-in-ky-baptist-homes-for-children-employment-discrimination-dismissed-but-lesbian-establishment-claims-survive/"> <span class="meta-nav"></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Same-Sex Marriage Opponent Fights $12,000 in Court Costs</title>
		<link>http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/10/same-sex-marriage-opponent-fights-12000-in-court-costs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/10/same-sex-marriage-opponent-fights-12000-in-court-costs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[But [Campaign for Cal. Families] now says it was never a true party to the marriage cases and shouldn't have to pay the $12,000 in court costs ordered by S.F. Superior Court Judge Richard Kramer for those pre-Proposition 8 battles . . . <a href="http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/10/same-sex-marriage-opponent-fights-12000-in-court-costs/"> <span class="meta-nav"></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Open road for Mo. ‘Choose Life’ plates after 8th Circuit clears detour</title>
		<link>http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/03/26/open-road-for-mo-%e2%80%98choose-life%e2%80%99-plates-after-8th-circuit-clears-detour/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/03/26/open-road-for-mo-%e2%80%98choose-life%e2%80%99-plates-after-8th-circuit-clears-detour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[State: Missouri]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Topic: License Plates]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ADF attorneys win victory in decision that upholds ruling against state’s unconstitutional license plate approval process <a href="http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/03/26/open-road-for-mo-%e2%80%98choose-life%e2%80%99-plates-after-8th-circuit-clears-detour/"> <span class="meta-nav"></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>ADF:  U.S. Supreme Court makes right call in case involving Utah monument</title>
		<link>http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/02/26/adf-us-supreme-court-makes-right-call-in-case-involving-utah-monument/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/02/26/adf-us-supreme-court-makes-right-call-in-case-involving-utah-monument/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ADF Alliance Alert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ADF: Jordan Lorence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ADF Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence: “The government does not endorse the religious speech of individuals merely by permitting it in public places.” <a href="http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/02/26/adf-us-supreme-court-makes-right-call-in-case-involving-utah-monument/"> <span class="meta-nav"></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>ADF: Massive support for roadside crosses dedicated to fallen Utah trooper</title>
		<link>http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/10/28/adf-massive-support-for-roadside-crosses-dedicated-to-fallen-utah-trooper/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/10/28/adf-massive-support-for-roadside-crosses-dedicated-to-fallen-utah-trooper/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ADF Alliance Alert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Numerous organizations and public officials filed friend-of-the-court briefs Monday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit to defend the constitutionality of roadside memorials for fallen Utah troopers <a href="http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/10/28/adf-massive-support-for-roadside-crosses-dedicated-to-fallen-utah-trooper/"> <span class="meta-nav"></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>6th Circuit: Tinker does not control school&#8217;s regulation of hallway leaflet distribution by students</title>
		<link>http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/10/07/6th-circuit-tinker-does-not-control-schools-regulation-of-hallway-leaflet-distribution-by-students/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/10/07/6th-circuit-tinker-does-not-control-schools-regulation-of-hallway-leaflet-distribution-by-students/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ADF Alliance Alert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Religious Freedom]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 6th Circuit has issued an opinion in M.A.L. v. Kinsland, No. 07-1409 (6th Cir. Oct. 7, 2008). ADF and National Legal Foundation were involved in this case. Excerpts from the ruling:   ______ ROGERS, Circuit Judge. This case presents &#8230; <a href="http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/10/07/6th-circuit-tinker-does-not-control-schools-regulation-of-hallway-leaflet-distribution-by-students/"> <span class="meta-nav"></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>10th Circuit: Las Cruces Cross Logo is not unconstitutional</title>
		<link>http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/09/12/10th-circuit-las-cruces-cross-logo-is-not-unconstitutional/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/09/12/10th-circuit-las-cruces-cross-logo-is-not-unconstitutional/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ADF Alliance Alert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Court: 10th Circuit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Group: Foundation for Moral Law]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[State: New Mexico]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[". . . the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of two cases challenging the display of three Latin crosses as a symbol of Las Cruces, New Mexico . . . " <a href="http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/09/12/10th-circuit-las-cruces-cross-logo-is-not-unconstitutional/"> <span class="meta-nav"></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>3rd Circuit: Child Online Protection Act facially violates First and Fifth Amendments</title>
		<link>http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/07/22/3rd-circuit-child-online-protection-act-facially-violates-first-and-fifth-amendments/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/07/22/3rd-circuit-child-online-protection-act-facially-violates-first-and-fifth-amendments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:21:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ADF Alliance Alert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Group: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Topic: Obscenity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Topic: Pornography]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[COPA provides for civil and criminal penalties – including up to six months imprisonment – for anyone who knowingly posts “material that is harmful to minors” on the Web “for commercial purposes.” <a href="http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/07/22/3rd-circuit-child-online-protection-act-facially-violates-first-and-fifth-amendments/"> <span class="meta-nav"></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>1st Circuit:  “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy is constitutional</title>
		<link>http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/06/09/1st-circuit-%e2%80%9cdon%e2%80%99t-ask-don%e2%80%99t-tell%e2%80%9d-policy-is-constitutional/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/06/09/1st-circuit-%e2%80%9cdon%e2%80%99t-ask-don%e2%80%99t-tell%e2%80%9d-policy-is-constitutional/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ADF Alliance Alert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Topic: Homosexual Agenda]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[http://www.alliancedefensefund.org/news/story.aspx?cid=4552 ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND NEWS RELEASE June 9, 2008 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT ADF MEDIA RELATIONS: (480) 444-0020 or www.telladf.org/pressroom 1st Circuit: “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy is constitutional ADF, NLF filed friend-of-the-court brief arguing policy must not be &#8230; <a href="http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/06/09/1st-circuit-%e2%80%9cdon%e2%80%99t-ask-don%e2%80%99t-tell%e2%80%9d-policy-is-constitutional/"> <span class="meta-nav"></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>9th Circuit upholds Wash. Ten Commandments display</title>
		<link>http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/03/27/9th-circuit-upholds-wash-ten-commandments-display/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/03/27/9th-circuit-upholds-wash-ten-commandments-display/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ADF Alliance Alert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ADF: Glen Lavy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled Wednesday that a six-foot granite monument inscribed with the Ten Commandments in the city of Everett does not violate the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.  The Alliance Defense Fund funded a friend-of-the-court brief filed by Steve Fitschen of the National Legal Foundation. <a href="http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/03/27/9th-circuit-upholds-wash-ten-commandments-display/"> <span class="meta-nav"></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bob Skolrood (1928-2008): Founder of the National Legal Foundation</title>
		<link>http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/02/28/bob-skolrood-1928-2008-founder-of-the-national-legal-foundation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/02/28/bob-skolrood-1928-2008-founder-of-the-national-legal-foundation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ADF Alliance Alert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Religious Freedom]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA["With the help of televangelist the Rev. Pat Robertson, lawyer Bob Skolrood co-founded the National Legal Foundation in 1985 to defend the rights of Christians from government discrimination." <a href="http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/02/28/bob-skolrood-1928-2008-founder-of-the-national-legal-foundation/"> <span class="meta-nav"></span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Savannah State settles Christian &quot;footwashing&quot; case</title>
		<link>http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/02/05/savannah-state-settles-christian-footwashing-case/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/02/05/savannah-state-settles-christian-footwashing-case/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ADF Alliance Alert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The university suspended the group, Commissioned II Love, in April 2006 after university officials deemed the group’s act of sharing the Gospel as “harassment” and its practice of washing the feet of new members as “hazing.”  The school later expelled the group from campus. <a href="http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/02/05/savannah-state-settles-christian-footwashing-case/"> <span class="meta-nav"></span></a>]]></description>
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