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… Emilie Kao serves as senior counsel and vice president of advocacy strategy for Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the U.S. Legal Team. In this role, she supports ADF’s … initiatives. Before joining ADF, Kao served as director of the DeVos Center for Religion and Civil Society at the …

… other First Amendment advocates and telling the stories of those who chose to stand up for their beliefs. … Savannah … other First Amendment advocates and telling the stories of those who chose to stand up for their beliefs. … Savannah …

… John Bursch is senior counsel and vice president of appellate advocacy with Alliance Defending Freedom. Bursch … position. Bursch served as solicitor general for the state of Michigan from 2011-2013. He also worked for a large … on appeal. He was inducted into the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers and serves as a member of the American …

… Alliance Defending Freedom, where he defends the rights of students, professors, and organizations to speak, … protecting the unborn. Spena graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2016, where he served as an editor on the Virginia …

… litigation before the U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Courts of Appeals. Since 2011, Gray has served on the main … at the U.S. Supreme Court: Thomas More Law Center v. Bonta, Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Trinity Lutheran Church …

… As the CEO, president, and general counsel of Alliance Defending Freedom, Kristen Waggoner leads the … of which were argued by Waggoner: Masterpiece  Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission ,  Uzuebgunam v. Presczewski , and 303 Creative v. Elenis . ADF also has a …

… William Pew Founder William Pew was a founder of Alliance Defending Freedom, serving on its governing board of directors from its inception until his passing in 1997. … in Canada, he came to the United States at the outbreak of World War II to volunteer for the United States Navy. He …

… Over the last decade, she has been on the front lines of high-profile, precedent-setting cases challenging federal … Blake served as deputy solicitor general for the state of Missouri from 2017 to 2020 and as assistant solicitor … counsel in several ADF cases, including Town of Greece v. Galloway . Following law school, she served as a law clerk …

… with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is the director of the Center for Public Policy. In this role, he leads ADF’s team of policy experts as they craft legislation and advise … religious freedom, parental rights, and the sanctity of human life. Since joining ADF in 2010, Sharp has authored …

… rights to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children. Before joining ADF in 2022, Wagner served the state of Arkansas as deputy solicitor general. There he represented Arkansas at all levels of the state and federal judiciary, including leading thirty …