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… served as founder of Alliance Defending Freedom, building on his experience as longtime leader of the organization to … Freedom, Sears led all strategic initiatives from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF team … University. Practicing law for four decades, Sears is a member in good standing with the American, Arizona, …

… Defending Freedom. Over the last decade, she has been on the front lines of high-profile, precedent-setting cases … as deputy solicitor general for the state of Missouri from 2017 to 2020 and as assistant solicitor general for the state … kappa from the Catholic University of America in 2006. She is a 2007 Blackstone Fellow. Blake is admitted to practice in …

… all of Indiana’s pro-life litigation and also worked on cases concerning immigration, religious liberty, … cum laude from Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 2017, where she served as an editor on the Indiana Law … her interest in First Amendment and pro-life issues. Payne is a member of the bars of the Indiana Supreme Court, the …

… on preserving and reclaiming religious freedom, freedom of speech, and freedom of association for students and faculty … ruled 8–1 that officials at a public college cannot get a free pass after they violate a student’s constitutional … program to become a Blackstone Fellow in 2004. Barham is a member of the bars of Georgia and Arizona. He is also …

… student club at Half Hollow Hills High School East on Long Island, New York. Case: J.P. v. Board of Education of … to stand idly by while the Ichthus Club was shut down. Not only did she circulate a petition gathering over 90 … a school grant equal treatment to religious clubs as is given to other non-curriculum clubs. After some time, the …

… Freedom representing clients seeking to speak freely on campus without fear of unconstitutional government … representing students in eliminating restrictive “speech zones” and discriminatory student organization funding … Law Review  and a member of the Trial Advocacy Board. He is the co-author of Kendall-Hunt’s textbook, Moot Court: …

… of the Center for Life Team working to defend pro-life speech and protect medical rights of conscience. Since … Cochran v. City of Atlanta , he defended Chief Cochran’s free speech rights from government censorship, receiving a … of $1.2 million dollars. Theriot also co-authored the 2017 law review article, Free to Do No Harm: Conscience …

… (Ali) M. Kilmartin serves as senior counsel and chief of staff to CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen … just under a decade, including in the U.S. Supreme Court on several occasions. In 2014, Kilmartin successfully … laude and was first in her class at Penn State Law. She is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, Virginia, West …

… senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is the director of the Center for Public Policy. In this … and advise government officials on policies that promote free speech, religious freedom, parental rights, and the sanctity …

… public interest law firms including the Institute for Free Speech, Freedom Foundation, Goldwater Institute, and Pacific … a Research Assistant for Professor Jeremy Francis. Gilio is admitted to practice law in Virginia and the District of …