TACOMA, Wash. – A federal district court ruled Wednesday that a Washington state licensing rule requiring foster parents to socially “transition” foster children plausibly violates the First Amendment.

INDIANAPOLIS – Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing a school counselor fired after speaking to a journalist about a school district’s gender identity policy have settled a federal lawsuit she brought against the district. As part of the settlement, the school district will pay $195,000 for damages, attorneys’ fees, and costs.

Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp:  “Government is at its best when it enacts laws to protect life, women’s health, and free speech and to empower families as they raise their children…. We commend the Kansas Legislature for overriding the governor’s vetoes to enact such bills today….”