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… Freedom. She focuses on protecting the conscience rights of individuals forced to compromise their beliefs under … of fines and punishment. Csutoros joined ADF in 2019 as a litigation fellow and worked on the Life, Legislative … for Conscience Initiatives teams. Csutoros earned her J.D. from William and Mary Law School in 2019. She obtained her …

… Emilie Kao Senior Counsel, Vice President of Advocacy Strategy Emilie Kao serves as senior counsel and … strategy for Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the U.S. Legal Team. In this role, she supports … C-SPAN, and 60 Minutes+. Kao earned her A.B. cum laude from Harvard University and her J.D. from Harvard Law School. …

… the media. Collegiate athlete Lia Thomas, a male swimmer from the University of Pennsylvania, was applauded after winning the NCAA women’s … skilled female athletes on the podium. For example, in 2017 alone, well over 5,000 males, including some under 18 …

… Board Member Michael Whitehead has nearly 50 years of experience as a Kansas City trial attorney defending churches and ministries from trial courts to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1981, Mike … of Columbia, Mo. v. Comer , “the playground case.” In 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of Mike’s …

… Alumni Services Team. She previously served at ADF as a first-year lawyer fellow on the Life Team. Prior to joining … clerked for the Honorable Eric E. Murphy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and for the Honorable … of Michigan. She earned her J.D., magna cum laude , from Notre Dame Law School in 2018. During her time at Notre …

… His Case ADF is asking the Supreme Court to hear the case of Brian Tingley, a licensed marriage and family counselor … decades. As a licensed counselor, he speaks with clients from all walks of life, helping them achieve the goals they … free speech But Brian’s “conduct” is listening and talking—conversation. He does nothing more than speak with his …

… litigation before the U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Courts of Appeals. Since 2011, Gray has served on the main … argued two cases in the U.S. Court of Appeals, and filed a wide array of amicus briefs on religious freedom, free … Agee on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit from 2009–2011 and for the Hon. Bobby R. Baldock on the U.S. …

… for Judge Monica Gordo on Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal. She also served as a criminal prosecutor in the Miami-Dade County State … verdict. Steinmiller-Perdomo earned a Juris Doctor in 2015 from the Florida State University College of Law. She was the …

… to violate the First Amendment freedoms of Sacred Heart Academy. Written by Alliance Defending Freedom Published January 27, 2023 Revised September 7, 2023 For many parents, ensuring … to the school. One family, for example, moved to Michigan from Indiana to send their children to Sacred Heart. But if …

… Advocacy Team. In that role, he represents ADF clients of all stripes at the appellate level, preserving lower-court … unjust results. Among other clients, he has represented a faith-based pregnancy resource center and adoption agency, … Court of Appeals of Virginia. Schandevel earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2012. During …