SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, April 4 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement on April 3, 2024: * * * The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Greg Chafuen regarding Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds's signing Tuesday of SF 2095, a bill that ensures that Iowans are free to live and work according to their faith without fear of unjust government punishment: "Americans should be able to defend their rights when their government stops them from livin  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 4 -- The Center for Food Safety issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Today, Center for Food Safety (CFS) announced plans to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for violating the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by continuing to ignore the imperiled Iowa skipper butterfly's imminent risk of extinction. The Iowa skipper, a bright yellow-orange butterfly, is being driven to the brink of extinction primarily due to industrial agriculture's contin  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 4 -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Today, Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law SB 2096, which ends decades of gender discrimination on Iowa's boards and commissions. Iowa has been the only state in the U.S. to explicitly mandate that state, county, and local decision-making bodies are "balanced by gender" -- meaning applicants must pass a hurdle based on gender before being considered for their skill, experience, or ab  more