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… level and works out of ADF’s Ashburn, VA office. Prior to joining ADF, Chafuen spent three years as a white-collar defense litigator at Weil, Gotshal & Manges in Washington, D.C. and one year as a law clerk to the Hon. … his J.D. from Notre Dame Law School, graduating cum laude in 2015. While at Notre Dame, he served as president of the …

… Christian Ministries. Schmitt advanced litigation efforts to maintain and defend the constitutionally protected freedom … and litigated as an associate attorney at Ice Miller LLP in Indianapolis. He also served as an officer in the United States Air Force for more than four years, …

… Farris Former President & CEO Michael Farris joined ADF in 2017 Michael Farris is the former President & CEO of Alliance Defending Freedom. He served in this capacity from 2017 until 2022.  Before joining ADF, … scholarly and popular articles. He and his wife, Vickie, have 10 children and many grandchildren. … Michael Farris is …

… And now imagine that your state is excluding you from adoption because you won’t contradict your beliefs— you won’t … intended to block their natural biological development. This is exactly the situation Jessica Bates faces in Oregon. … homes. A lower court ruled against Jessica in 2023. That’s why we’ve taken her case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the …

… Make no mistake: New York’s new censorship law targets constitutionally … protected speech on social media networks. But this attack on free speech is nothing new. We’ve seen … of humor. We’re taking a stand to protect free speech in this and other cases nationwide. Will you consider making …

… precedent-setting cases challenging federal overreach in courts across the country. Blake served as deputy … solicitor general for the state of Missouri from 2017 to 2020 and as assistant solicitor general for the state of West Virginia from 2013 to 2017. In these roles, she argued 26 federal and state appeals, …

… at the National Conservatism conference (or “ NatCon”) in Brussels— the mayor ordered police to shut down the event … personalities from “the conservative, religious right.” This is what cancel culture looks like. Through the support … shut down the conference. While common sense and justice have prevailed, what happened at the event is a dark mark on …

… his J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School in 2018. He graduated summa cum laude and served as an editor … University with a Bachelor of Science with honors in chemistry and a double major in government. … Mathew Hoffmann serves as legal counsel for …

… Specialist Sarah Kramer graduated from Hillsdale College in 2013 with a degree in Political Economy and Journalism. She worked as an … married her college sweetheart in August of 2014 and moved to Phoenix shortly thereafter, where she and her husband are …

… of the Center for Christian Ministries. Since joining ADF in 2015, Galus has represented a wide array of religious … of Appeals. He was a key member of ADF’s litigation team in Uzuegbunam v. Preszewski , leading to a U.S. Supreme Court victory ensuring government officials …