Alliance Defending Freedom controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2025
Allegations of misleading research claims in Chiles litigation
Reporting alleged that ADF substantially misrepresented research concerning psychological harm associated with conversion therapy in its challenge to Colorado's conversion-therapy restrictions. The allegations also concerned the absence of an earlier official complaint by the plaintiff described in the litigation.
2023
Questions over the factual basis of the 303 Creative case
Critics and legal commentators questioned the portrayal of the hypothetical same-sex couple and the factual posture of the dispute in which ADF represented the plaintiff. The controversy concerned the case's authenticity and implications rather than a finding that ADF committed a crime.
Designation as an anti-LGBTQ hate group
The Southern Poverty Law Center has designated ADF an anti-LGBTQ hate group because of its opposition to same-sex marriage, LGBTQ protections, and transgender rights. ADF disputes the designation and describes its work as religious-liberty advocacy.