Where Liberty and Faith Stand United

Children’s Health Defense California (CHD-CA) and Southern California Law Firm Tyler & Bursch, LLP filed a complaint in U.S. District Court on behalf of their clients, parents seeking to bar Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and Los Angeles County officials from continuing to implement certain mandates on their children as a requirement for them to return to in-person learning.

SB 107 allows minors to obtain gender transition procedures like harmful puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and irreversible surgeries without parental consent, while denying parents access to their child’s medical information.

A former member of the governing body of the St. Joseph, Missouri Public Library claims in a lawsuit that the decision not to re-appoint him last year is a violation of his rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments.

Santa Clara County tracked congregants attending church at Calvary Chapel San Jose and even tracked their movements inside the church.

AB 2098 declares that it will be deemed “unprofessional conduct” for doctors to advise their patients of any view that deviates from the official position of the State regarding COVID-19.

Lawsuit filed against school district for unlawful discrimination against employee with a religious exemption for the COVID-19 vaccine, who was singled out for mask-wearing and subsequently terminated despite a valid medical exemption.

Lawsuit filed against Attorney General to challenge California SB 277, which restricts religious exemptions for childhood vaccinations.

California Department of Social Services permanently cut off a faith-based learning center’s public funding to feed needy children due to their deeply held religious beliefs regarding human sexuality.

Over twenty lifeguards filed a lawsuit against their union, the California State Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) and the State of California for unlawfully conscripting them into union membership and forcing them to maintain membership for nearly four years.

We represent plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit alleging that The George Washington University fostered and failed to address a hostile and discriminatory environment against Jewish and Israeli students in violation of federal and District of Columbia law.

Three female athletes from Jurupa Valley High School have filed suit against the California Department of Education, the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), and Jurupa Unified School District for violating their rights under Title IX and the U.S. Constitution.

Political activists file lawsuit against California school board to silence and quash any resistance to thwart their immoral and socialist agenda.

Pastor Mike McClure and Calvary Chapel San Jose sued Santa Clara County, Dr. Sara Cody, James Williams and the Board of Supervisors for implementing and enforcing unconstitutional COVID-19 public health orders.

Sarah Plath lost her job after seeking a religious exemption to Kaiser Permanente’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, and her case seeks to protect employees from religious discrimination and unlawful retaliation in the workplace.

Two female high school athletes take a stand for fair competition in girls’ sports and free speech rights, challenging policies that undermine biological standards and restrict expression.

Alyssa Esquivel, a school district employee, was placed on leave for having “Trump” lettering on backpack and water bottle.

Advocates for Faith & Freedom represents California voter Ruth Weiss, who is asking the court to require Secretary of State Shirley Weber to answer lawful questions about election procedures and voter data discrepancies.

The City of Southfield, Michigan, charged Mr. Connolly with violating a vague ordinance that criminalizes undefined behaviors such as causing “annoyance” or “disquiet” in public places. Mr. Connolly never entered the abortion clinic. He never raised his voice or disrupted any activity. He prayed silently in a common area open to the public.

On Saturday, July 24, Tyler & Bursch, LLP, the Law Offices of Nicole C. Pearson, Children’s Health Defense – California Chapter (CHD-CA) and Advocates for Faith & Freedom sued Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Federal Court in the Central District of California, challenging the school’s illegal vaccine, testing, masking, and social distancing mandates on behalf of two LMU undergraduate students.

Following CDC-led social media training, Facebook and Twitter suspended Justin Hart’s accounts over his masking posts, labeling them “misinformation” as per government guidance. While posting privileges were restored, both platforms now mandate a government-approved viewpoint for platform use.

High school student, S.N., and the Skyline High School Republican Club has filed a lawsuit against Ann Arbor Public Schools and two school officials. The plaintiffs allege that their free speech and equal protection rights were violated when the school refused to broadcast a student announcement opposing Michigan’s Proposal 3, a pro-abortion ballot initiative.

Genevieve Mahoney’s social media account was canceled after she shared a photo from a peaceful rally, exercising her First Amendment rights. She is pursuing a jury trial and seeking damages for the violation of her constitutional rights.

Advocates is representing Prison Ministry of America (PMA), a non-profit Christian organization, who is being sued by a Muslim religious leader.

As you may recall, in 2019, Advocates took on a case against Vimeo, a video sharing platform, to fight against the increasing problem of social media sites discriminating against Christian views.

Despite winning a hard-fought grassroots victory, Mercy Peña now faces an orchestrated effort by progressive opponents to overturn the election results and remove her from the Greenfield School Board. 

This case challenges Santa Clara County’s discriminatory vaccine mandate and arbitrary risk tier system that classifies employees as low, medium or high risk.

In December 2020, anti-Christian activist groups started protesting the Church’s purchase of the historic property because they did not want a religious group to own the property.

The Election Integrity Project California is advocating for election integrity and transparency, which are critical for the enfranchisement of every eligible voter, regardless of party or political view.

Government overreach leads to an unlawful search warrant being executed against a private Christian school.

Public school teacher, Jessica Tapia, was fired after her refusal to harm children by affirming the gender ideology policies of her Southern California school district, including the directives to lie to parents.

A veteran teacher and two-time Teacher of the Year in a Los Angeles County School District, was placed on administrative leave after opposing district policies on transgenderism at a school board meeting.

A biological man, who identifies as a transgender woman and works in the children’s section of a library, filed a defamation lawsuit in Missouri state court against Grace Church.

Monumental Victory for Two Churches in a California federal lawsuit that challenged government restrictions imposed on places of worship has settled in favor of the churches and their pastors (Plaintiffs): Cross Culture Christian Center (CCCC) of Lodi and its pastor Jon Duncan, and Cornerstone Church of Fresno and its Pastor Jim Franklin.

The San Diego Human Relations Commission removed Dennis Hodges for his religious beliefs on human creation and transgenderism.

The Orange County Board of Education and the Children’s Health Defense, an organization run by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., filed a lawsuit against Governor Gavin Newsom to end the state of emergency.

This case challenges the Goleta Water District’s vaccine mandate that forces employees with religious exemptions to take an unpaid leave of absence or pay for bi-weekly COVID-19 tests which can cost up to $800 a month.

Chino Valley Unified School District (CVUSD), represented by Advocates for Faith & Freedom, has filed a motion to lift a longstanding federal injunction that prohibits the district from opening its school board meetings with a prayer or invocation.

Cerner terminates employee after he submitted a written request for religious accommodation to be exempted from the company’s COVID-19 vaccine policy.

“The Court’s dismissal of this case is an abdication of its duty to administer justice. The Court allowed the government to harm a church, infringe on its rights, and then get away with it merely because the unlawful orders were lifted. Under this precedent, the government can impose any tyrannical, unconstitutional order so long as the order is rescinded before a case is over.” Stated Nada Higuera, lead counsel.

The Pines Church was denied a long-term rental within a Maine High School because it held biblical beliefs.

Today, UnifySB, an association of Santa Barbara teachers, coaches, and staff, was successful in protecting its members’ constitutional and civil rights against the Santa Barbara Unified School District (SBUSD).

A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Word Aflame Ministries by the law firms of Tyler & Bursch, LLP, Advocates for Faith & Freedom and National Center for Law & Policy against the City Manager of La Habra Heights, Fabiola Huerta and La Habra Heights resident Juan Garcia. The complaint lists several infringements including violations of free exercise, assembly, speech, equal protection, the Bane Act and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

After suffering disparate treatment, reporting sexual harassment that took place at a company event, and requesting equal treatment for Christians in the workplace, a large law firm terminated an Associate Attorney without warning in the very next meeting “for praying” with others.

The Election Integrity Project California is suing to expose serious 2022 election discrepancies, fighting for accountability to protect the integrity of future elections and ensure that every legal vote is counted.

Kaiser terminates employee after he submitted a written request for religious accommodation to be exempted from the company’s COVID-19 vaccine policy.

Pastor Mike McClure and Calvary Chapel San Jose were sued by Santa Clara County for holding large, maskless gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic.

California school district is seeking to restore its parental notification policy after the United States Supreme Court’s ruling signaled that policies keeping parents uninformed about their child’s gender identity decisions at school likely violate the Constitution.

Garrett Ziegler, the defendant in a lawsuit filed by President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, has retained Tyler Law LLP and Advocates for Faith and Freedom to represent him against the claims made by Biden.

Advocates for Faith & Freedom, together with Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz, represents 33 current and former Santa Clara County employees who were denied religious accommodations to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Despite sincerely held religious objections, these employees were placed on indefinite, unpaid leave and stripped of their livelihoods.