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WASHINGTON — Interfaith Alliance, a leading national advocate for religious freedom, has filed an amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court in Trump v. Illinois, supporting a ruling by a federal judge that prohibits the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard to Illinois. Democracy Forward is providing pro bono legal representation to Interfaith Alliance in the case.
Interfaith Alliance, together with major religious organizations committed to religious freedom and education, has submitted a formal comment to the U.S. Department of Education opposing the proposed priority and definitions on promoting patriotic education.

Trump announced at the National Prayer Prayer Breakfast an EO on countering ‘anti Christian bias,’ yet Interfaith Alliance is calling out the Trump administration for “incendiary and unprecedented attacks on faith communities”.

This week on The State of Belief, Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush sits down with Maggie Siddiqi, Interfaith Alliance’s new senior fellow, to discuss the battle for religious freedom, democracy, and education. From Trump’s push to dismantle the Department of Education to the power of interfaith coalition-building, Maggie offers sharp insights on protecting equity and inclusion. Listen now and subscribe for weekly conversations that matter.