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WASHINGTON — Interfaith Alliance, a leading national advocate for religious freedom, has filed an amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court in Trump v. Illinois, supporting a ruling by a federal judge that prohibits the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard to Illinois. Democracy Forward is providing pro bono legal representation to Interfaith Alliance in the case.
Interfaith Alliance, together with major religious organizations committed to religious freedom and education, has submitted a formal comment to the U.S. Department of Education opposing the proposed priority and definitions on promoting patriotic education.
Religious freedom advocates celebrate the Supreme Court's decision to stay a ruling blocking access to the abortion medication mifepristone. The Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush comments on the ruling's implications for reproductive and religious freedom.
The Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush criticizes the decision to halt FDA approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, calling it a violation of religious freedom and highlighting the need for reproductive rights.