Alliance Defending Freedom

American conservative Christian legal advocacy group
Organization nonprofit_organization Q4732297
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Alliance Defending Freedom

Summary

Alliance Defending Freedom is a nonprofit organization[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Alliance Defending Freedom's field of work was abortion law[3].
  • Alliance Defending Freedom is in the country of United States[4].
  • Alliance Defending Freedom's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[5].
  • Alliance Defending Freedom's instance of is recorded as religious organization[6].
  • Alliance Defending Freedom's instance of is recorded as hate group[7].
  • Alliance Defending Freedom's instance of is recorded as advocacy group[8].
  • Alliance Defending Freedom's founder is recorded as Bill Bright[9].
  • Alliance Defending Freedom's founder is recorded as Larry Burkett[10].
  • Alliance Defending Freedom's founder is recorded as James Dobson[11].
  • Alliance Defending Freedom's founder is recorded as D. James Kennedy[12].
  • Alliance Defending Freedom's founder is recorded as Marlin Maddoux[13].
  • Alliance Defending Freedom's founder is recorded as Alan Sears[14].
  • Alliance Defending Freedom's headquarters location is recorded as Scottsdale[15].
  • Alliance Defending Freedom's chief executive officer is recorded as Kristen Waggoner[16].
  • Alliance Defending Freedom is part of list of organizations designated by the Southern Poverty Law Center as anti-LGBTQ hate groups[17].
  • Alliance Defending Freedom's industry is recorded as religious congregations and associations[18].
  • 1994 marks the founding of Alliance Defending Freedom[19].
  • Alliance Defending Freedom's significant event is recorded as Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.[20].
  • Alliance Defending Freedom's significant event is recorded as Texas v. Pennsylvania[21].
  • Alliance Defending Freedom's official website is recorded as https://adflegal.org/[22].
  • Alliance Defending Freedom's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Alliance Defending Freedom[23].
  • Alliance Defending Freedom's described at URL is recorded as https://www.mediamatters.org/alliance-defending-freedom[24].
  • Alliance Defending Freedom's political ideology is recorded as Christian right[25].
  • Alliance Defending Freedom's participant in is recorded as attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election[26].
  • Alliance Defending Freedom's political alignment is recorded as right-wing[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Bill Bright[9], Larry Burkett[10], James Dobson[11], D. James Kennedy[12], Marlin Maddoux[13], and Alan Sears[14]. 1994 marks the founding of Alliance Defending Freedom[19].

Identity

Alliance Defending Freedom is part of list of organizations designated by the Southern Poverty Law Center as anti-LGBTQ hate groups[17]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ADF'}[28].

Leadership

Alliance Defending Freedom's chief executive officer is recorded as Kristen Waggoner[16].

Operations

Alliance Defending Freedom's headquarters location is recorded as Scottsdale[15].

Industry

Alliance Defending Freedom's industry is recorded as religious congregations and associations[18]. Its field of work was abortion law[3].

Why It Matters

Alliance Defending Freedom has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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  4. [7] . Extremist Files. Retrieved . splcenter.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Legal form 501(c)(3) organization
    Significant event Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., Texas v. Pennsylvania
    Industry religious congregations and associations
    Instance of nonprofit organization, religious organization, hate group +1
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