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Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society International

Court Type: U.S. Supreme Court
Status: Closed (Judgment)
Last Update: April 2, 2013

What's at Stake

Whether organizations can be required to submit a pledge to oppose prostitution in order to participate in a federal program designed to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria internationally.

In 2003, Congress enacted a law designed to promote a public-private partnership in the international effort to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. With certain notable exceptions, organizations seeking federal funds are required to submit a pledge to the government affirming their opposition to prostitution, even if the grant they are seeking has nothing to do with prostitution. In its amicus brief, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û argues that this compelled orthodoxy violates the fundamental First Amendment right to freedom of belief.

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