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… and Scholarship. In this role, Shafer devotes his efforts to strategic research and innovation. Since joining ADF in … home-school their children, including the In Re Rachel L. case in California; vindicating the rights of religious … admitted to the bar in Ohio and Illinois, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court, and numerous federal district and …

… brings nearly two decades of legal and training experience to developing and implementing long-range strategies to grow, … Chandler leads a diverse team that runs many of ADF’s most strategic training and alliance-building programs. … first several years of his career at ADF working with the U.S. legal division, including overseeing an ADF regional …

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

… speech. He has won cases upholding the rights of students to form religious clubs, invite classmates to church, and … a school talent show. He authored an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of nearly 9,000 students, … and community members asking the Court to uphold students’ right to privacy against government intrusion. Sharp earned …

… While in college, Ellie was President of Students for Life on her campus where she led her group in their initiatives to support pregnant and parenting students, spread awareness … Ellie successfully defended her Students for Life group’s First Amendment rights when her administration attempted to …

… event that had a profound effect, not only on the course of his own life, but also on the lives of countless individuals touched … as a financial counselor. He earnestly studied the Bible to learn what it says about handling money, and was soon …

… Freedom, focusing on issues concerning the sanctity of life and religious freedom. Originally from Reedley, CA, she … leading a group of students in defacing her student group’s university-approved, pro-life chalk messages. She and her group won the lawsuit, helping to intensify her passion for the pro-life movement. …

… Freedom. She focuses on protecting the conscience rights of individuals forced to compromise their beliefs under threat of fines and … ADF in 2019 as a litigation fellow and worked on the Life, Legislative Advocacy, Center for Christian Ministries, …

… Initiatives. When she joined ADF in 2012, Kiefer worked to defend the constitutionally protected freedom of churches, … Kiefer has worked on groundbreaking cases to protect the right of women and girls to fair athletic competition, including Soule v. Connecticut Association of Schools and Hecox v. Little . …

… 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 …