Noah Walsh

Advancing American Freedom led a coalition of 57 amici in filing an amicus brief in Littlejohn v. School Board of Leon County, Florida, urging the Supreme Court to hear the case. In this case, despite specific instructions from parent January Littlejohn, school officials began using they/them pronouns and a male name for the Littlejohns’ then-thirteen-year-old daughter.

The Littlejohns sued to protect their parental right to raise their daughter, but the lower courts ruled against them. AAF urges the Court to hear this case and protect the rights of the Littlejohns and parents across the county.

“Parents send their children to school to learn reading, math, science, and history, not to be indoctrinated by gender ideologists,” said AAF General Counsel J. Marc Wheat. “Yet, parents around the country in recent years have found out only later that their child has been the victim of psychological manipulation. The Court must address this issue before more families suffer.”

Advancing American Freedom led a coalition of 31 amici in filing an amicus brief in Planned Parenthood v. Kennedy arguing that Planned Parenthood is not entitled to taxpayer funds. Earlier this year, Congress passed and President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act which withdrew Medicaid funding from certain abortion clinics, including Planned Parenthood and its affiliates, for one year. Planned Parenthood sued the Trump Administration arguing that it was entitled to the funds regardless. AAF’s brief argues that, not only is Planned Parenthood not entitled to the funding it demands in part because such funding would be unconstitutional.

“Congress alone controls the federal power of the purse and is entitled to choose not to fund organizations like Planned Parenthood,” said AAF General Counsel J. Marc Wheat. “We urge the First Circuit to rule for the Administration and for Congress’s authority over federal spending.”

Advancing American Freedom led a coalition of 31 other amici filing an amicus brief in Miller v. Civil Rights Department. In this case, Catherine Miller, a Christian and owner of Tastries Bakery in California, declined to bake a cake for a lesbian couple’s wedding celebration. In response, the California Civil Rights Department filed a complaint against her in state court. Although Ms. Miller won before the trial court, the California appellate court ruled against her. She is now asking the Supreme Court to review her case.

The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of religious business owners in the past, but religious Americans’ ability to run their business in accord with their religious values will not be secure until the Supreme Court provides greater clarity on the limits of state power.

“The Supreme Court’s earlier decisions, especially in 303 Creative, LLC v. Elenis, should have settled this case. But, unsurprisingly, the ideologues in the California government are looking for any loophole to harass Christian business owners,” said AAF General Counsel J. Marc Wheat. “We urge the Supreme Court to take this case and make clear, once and for all, that business owners have a fundamental right to operate their businesses in accord with their convictions.”