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John Bursch is senior counsel and vice president of appellate advocacy with Alliance Defending Freedom. Bursch has argued 12 U.S. Supreme Court cases and three dozen state supreme court cases, and he has successfully litigated six matters with at least $1 billion at stake.

… Supreme Court. In 1981, Mike was co-counsel in a landmark case before the U.S. Supreme Court, Widmar v. Vincent (454 US … prayer meetings at a public university. The Court ruled 8-1 in favor of Mike’s clients, the students. He was local … Church of Columbia, Mo. v. Comer , “the playground case.” In 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of …

Denise Harle serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is the director of the Center for Life.

… now and help support Branches Pregnancy Resource Center’s case? Your support will help fuel this important case, which could allow ministries like Branches to serve …

Imagine feeling a conviction to adopt and care for other children—to love those who don’t even have one parent. And now imagine that your state is excluding you from adopting any child because you won’t agree to contradict your Christian beliefs— you won’t use inaccurate pronouns, take children to events like Pride parades, and facilitate a child’s access to dangerous procedures like potentially sterilizing puberty blockers. This is exactly the situation Jessica Bates faces in Oregon. Oregon officials are preventing Jessica from adopting because they disagree with her Christian beliefs—despite ...

Matt Sharp serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is the director of the Center for Legislative Advocacy.

Julie Marie Blake serves as senior counsel for regulatory litigation at Alliance Defending Freedom. Over the last decade, she has been on the front lines of high-profile, precedent-setting cases challenging federal overreach in courts across the country.

Kellie Fiedorek serves as senior counsel and government affairs director with Alliance Defending Freedom.

… argued Biden v. Nebraska before the U.S. Supreme Court, a case in which Nebraska and five other states challenged the … argued Biden v. Nebraska before the U.S. Supreme Court, a case in which Nebraska and five other states challenged the …

Jake Warner serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Team.