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… studies on the West Coast, the idea that one Supreme Court decision could obliterate state-level protections for … Roe v. Wade decision, Peggy sensed an irresistible calling to get involved. “I knew I had to do something,” Peggy writes … the first full-time president of Heartbeat International , which was founded in 1971 to support a burgeoning movement of …

… Home School Legal Defense Association. Smith, along with ADF President and CEO Michael Farris, founded HSLDA in 1983 to protect the right of families to provide personalized, … Smith began defending homeschooling in California both in court and before the legislature after HSLDA’s founding. He …

… of strategic communications plans for the expansion of ADF’s mission into state legal advocacy efforts, … Watts represents ADF at external events, conferences, press conferences, and in the media. Watts also develops … crisis communications processes and plans. Prior to joining ADF, Watts spent nearly 20 years in various roles …

… Defending Freedom. He oversees all litigation efforts to maintain and defend the constitutionally protected freedom … rights under the First Amendment. Tucker began his work at ADF in 2017, defending the conscience rights of Christian … Tucker is admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court and multiple federal district and appellate courts. … …

… Appellate Advocacy Team. In that role, he represents ADF clients of all stripes at the appellate level, preserving lower-court victories and seeking to overturn unjust results. Among other clients, he has …

… counsel with the Center for Public Policy. Since joining ADF in 2009, Baylor has focused on defending and advancing … graduation from law school, he served as law clerk to the Hon. Jerry E. Smith on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He practiced labor …

… president for strategic initiatives and special counsel to the president at Alliance Defending Freedom. He oversees ADF’s regulatory practice, government relations, and … the Honorable Patrick E. Higginbotham on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Bangert is a member of the Philadelphia …

… and professors. Lorence argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in the precedent-setting  Southworth v. Board of … university’s requirement that forced unwilling students to contribute to campus activist groups. He led the challenge …  at the New Mexico Supreme Court. Lorence has worked on ADF’s Supreme Court cases, such as  NIFLA  (2018),  …

… role on the Allied Legal Affairs Team. Since joining ADF in 2010, Abramson has supported more than 4,700 attorneys … Project, which focuses on encouraging allied attorneys to participate in and influence bar associations to advance … appellate and district courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. … Bradley Abramson … Senior Counsel … Bradley Abramson …

… defending the right of Christian adoption agencies to operate in accordance with the teachings of their faith; … opportunities in colleges and schools.  Prior to joining ADF in 2018, Mr. Brooks worked with the New York law firm of … Christian schools and a Catholic diocese as friends of the court, defending school choice. In addition, he filed a …