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… in federal and state court. He has argued in the U.S. Supreme Court in Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer , securing … victory that overturned Missouri’s denial of a religious school’s participation in a state funding program. Cortman … v. Preczewski , successfully securing nominal damages to hold government officials liable for constitutional …

… level, preserving lower-court victories and seeking to overturn unjust results. Among other clients, he has … pregnancy resource center and adoption agency, a Christian photographer, a college student and conservative … manager, female track-and-field athletes, and a high-school French teacher. Schandevel also was on the team of …

… creative professionals, medical professionals, and others to live out their faith in the workplace without government coercion, harassment, or discrimination. Before joining ADF in 2021, Frampton was a … action disputes. Frampton earned his J.D. from Yale Law School in 2006. After law school, he clerked for judges on …

… solicitor general for the state of Missouri from 2017 to 2020 and as assistant solicitor general for the state of … National Association of Attorneys General for her U.S. Supreme Court advocacy. Before entering government service in … including Town of Greece v. Galloway . Following law school, she served as a law clerk for Judge Paul J. Kelly, …

… Payne graduated cum laude from Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 2017, where she served as an editor on the … Freedom in Atlanta. She also served as president of the Christian Legal Society and as an officer for the Advocates … issues. Payne is a member of the bars of the Indiana Supreme Court, the northern and southern districts of …

… 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 … cum laude in 1997 from the University of Minnesota Law School, where he served as Chief Note & Comment Editor for …

… of personal identity and desires; defending the right of Christian adoption agencies to operate in accordance with the teachings of their faith; challenging school policies that usurp the right of parents to direct … a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights …

… she grew up in a great one. Her father was an elementary school teacher and coach, an “always rational” man who taught … Her mother was a part-time cardiology nurse who became a Christian a few years before Jessica was born. “My mom had a … action, most recently in 303 Creative v. Elenis . In that case — successfully argued by ADF attorneys last year — the …

… defending the rights of professionals and business owners to live out their faith as well as the litigation efforts to … people to freely express their faith in their business, at school, and in the public square, including Masterpiece … Studio v. Phoenix , which Scruggs argued at the Arizona Supreme Court. Scruggs has argued before numerous federal …

… general. In that role, she represented the state and its officials on appeal in significant litigation matters, including defending constitutional challenges to Texas laws and claims against state officials. For … graduated with honors from the University of Chicago Law School and received her BA magna cum laude from the …