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… defending churches and ministries from trial courts to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1981, Mike was co-counsel in a landmark … (454 US 263), establishing the right of Christian students to “equal access” to student union space for Bible study and …

… with Alliance Defending Freedom. Bursch has argued 12 U.S. Supreme Court cases and three dozen state supreme court … had the 3rd highest success rate for persuading justices to adopt his legal position. Bursch served as solicitor … entering private practice, Bursch served as a law clerk to the Honorable James B. Loken on the U.S. Court of Appeals …

… until his passing in 1997. Born in Canada, he came to the United States at the outbreak of World War II to volunteer for the United States Navy. He tested so high in electrical engineering that the Navy sent him to Rice University for additional education. After the war, …

… Vice President, Strategic Initiatives & Special Counsel to the President Ryan Bangert serves as senior vice president for strategic initiatives and special counsel to the president at Alliance Defending Freedom. He oversees ADF’s regulatory practice, government relations, and corporate …

Bradley Evans serves as News & Commentary Editor at Alliance Defending Freedom

… is the director of the Center for Life and leads her team’s litigation and advocacy efforts to defend pro-life laws around the nation. She also works … allies, speaks publicly on behalf of ADF, and works to defend the First Amendment freedoms of pro-life medical …

… and Scholarship. In this role, Shafer devotes his efforts to strategic research and innovation. Since joining ADF in … on public interest and civil constitutional cases. Shafer’s litigation endeavors have included criminal jury trials; … Marriage Amendment; asserting the prerogatives of parents to home-school their children, including the In Re Rachel L. …

… students and professors. Lorence argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in the precedent-setting  Southworth v. … university’s requirement that forced unwilling students to contribute to campus activist groups. He led the challenge to New York …

… Human Rights and has authored complaints and submissions to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, International … In Gross v. Switzerland , he submitted that no right to assisted suicide or euthanasia exists under the European … , Coleman argued that European countries have a duty to protect Christian converts escaping persecution in their …

… speech. He has won cases upholding the rights of students to form religious clubs, invite classmates to church, and even perform a religious song at a school talent show. He authored an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of nearly 9,000 students, parents, …