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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Zack Pruitt regarding the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration’s markup hearing Tuesday on S-1, legislation that expands the definition of “political speech” and dramatically alters the First Amendment speech and association protections that American citizens have enjoyed since the founding of our country: “The Senate Rules Committee has kept alive a bill that tramples on the free speech and free association rights of American citizens. S-1’s 800 pages of complex and convoluted text impose ...

Press conference Wednesday following Bank of America annual shareholder meeting

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives Ryan Bangert regarding the U.S. House’s passage Thursday of the deceptively named “Respect for Marriage Act,” a bill that does far more than enshrine same-sex marriage into federal law by intentionally jeopardizing the religious freedom of millions of Americans who have sincerely held beliefs about marriage: “The House voted today to prioritize virtue-signaling over protecting the freedom to hold decent and honorable beliefs about marriage. This bill, which provides no protection ...

… for at-risk youth programs Published March 5, 2024 Related Case: Youth 71Five Ministries v. Williams MEDFORD, Ore.  – Alliance Defending Freedom … ADF attorneys filed the lawsuit  Youth 71Five Ministries v. Williams  in the U.S. District Court for the District of …

Gregory S. Baylor serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is the director of the Center for Religious Schools and senior counsel with the Center for Public Policy.

Katie Vizzerra serves as senior counsel and director of Blackstone Alumni Relations at Alliance Defending Freedom, overseeing alumni of the Blackstone Legal Fellowship. Prior to that role, she served as legal counsel of student training and engagement overseeing the Areté Academy program, along with other student trainings including the Law School Prep Academy and Journalism Academy. Before joining ADF full-time in 2014, Vizzerra worked as associate counsel at Denali Sourcing Services negotiating contracts for one of the largest banks in the country. She also was a legal clerk at a boutique ...

Chris Schandevel serves as senior counsel on Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Advocacy Team.

Scott Scharpen is president and founder of The Scharpen Foundation, a Christian non-profit organization.

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom President and CEO Michael P. Farris regarding a letter ADF and more than 80 allies sent to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Tuesday asking him to oppose the misnamed “Respect for Marriage Act,” a bill that would do far more than enshrine same-sex marriage into federal law by intentionally jeopardizing the religious freedom of millions of Americans who have sincerely held beliefs about marriage: “When culture and political institutions fail to respect the institution of marriage and instead promote open aggression against ...

University of Pittsburgh charges Intercollegiate Studies Institute, College Republicans $18K security fee for campus event after inciting violent mob of protestors