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… Lathan Watts serves as vice president of public affairs for Alliance Defending Freedom. In that role, he has overseen the development and … Watts represents ADF at external events, conferences, press conferences, and in the media. Watts also develops …

… Matt Sharp serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is the director of the Center for Public Policy. In this role, he leads ADF’s … Amendment rights. He has twice testified before the United States Congress on the importance of protecting free speech …

… D. Thompson serves as senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, where her practice in the regulatory litigation … law’s impact on religious freedom and the sanctity of life. Before joining ADF, Thompson served as an assistant … 12 arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit and eight before the Supreme Court of Texas. Before …

… Morrow Hawley serves as senior counsel and vice president of the Center for Life and Regulatory Practice at Alliance Defending Freedom. Before joining ADF, Hawley practiced appellate law … Wilkinson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Hawley received her bachelor’s degree in Animal …

… Julia Payne serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Life. In this role, she defends the sanctity of life by litigating both beginning and end of life issues. … argued cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, the Southern District of Indiana, and Indiana state …

… William Pew was a founder of Alliance Defending Freedom, serving on its governing board … his passing in 1997. Born in Canada, he came to the United States at the outbreak of World War II to volunteer for the …

… counsel for regulatory litigation at Alliance Defending Freedom. Over the last decade, she has been on the front lines of high-profile, precedent-setting cases challenging federal … before the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. She received the Best Brief Award from National …

… As the CEO, president, and general counsel of Alliance Defending Freedom, Kristen Waggoner leads the faith-based organization … and other leading courts and tribunals and has secured the release of more than 1,000 imprisoned Christians. After …

… Phil Sechler serves as senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, where he focuses on academic and religious freedom. … trial experience in courts around the country on a variety of complex litigation matters. Sechler spent most of his … Murnaghan, Jr., of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. Sechler is an active member of the District of …

… with the Center for Parental Rights at Alliance Defending Freedom where he safeguards parents’ rights to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children. Before joining ADF in 2022, Wagner served … laws before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Prior to his government service, Wagner was an …