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… of public affairs for Alliance Defending Freedom. In that role, he has overseen the development and execution … plans for the expansion of ADF’s mission into state legal advocacy efforts, collaborating closely with … Watts represents ADF at external events, conferences, press conferences, and in the media. Watts also develops …

… ministries from trial courts to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1981, Mike was co-counsel in a landmark case before the … Widmar v. Vincent (454 US 263), establishing the right of Christian students to “equal access” to student union space for Bible study and prayer meetings at a …

… Before joining ADF, Spena served as Deputy Policy Director in the Missouri governor’s office where he oversaw the state’s regulatory reform efforts and worked to approve … graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2016, where he served as an editor on the Virginia Law …

… Defending Freedom’s Appellate Team. Since joining ADF in 2017, Warner has focused primarily on protecting the … In A.H. v. French , Warner successfully represented a Christian high school student on appeal at the Second … the court entered a preliminary injunction that stopped state officials from discriminating against a student based …

… on Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Advocacy Team. In that role, he represents ADF clients of all stripes at the … pregnancy resource center and adoption agency, a Christian photographer, a college student and conservative … represents clients in friend-of-the-court briefs filed in state and federal appellate courts and in the U.S. Supreme …

… education, and care of their children. Before joining ADF in 2022, Wagner served the state of Arkansas as deputy solicitor general. There he represented Arkansas at all levels of the state and federal judiciary, including leading thirty states …

… Team with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he assists in developing and implementing successful legal solutions and … the First Amendment freedoms of college students and student organizations on university campuses. Before joining … Vanderbilt Law School, where he served as president of the Christian Legal Society and executive authorities editor for …

… students and faculty at public high schools and colleges in defending their First Amendment rights. For example, in Denton v. Hecht , he successfully defended a Florida State University student after he was removed as Student Senate President …

… without fear of unconstitutional government censorship. In this role, he has served as lead counsel in cases such as  … of Houston—Clear Lake , and Apodaca v. White (California State University) successfully representing students in … eliminating restrictive “speech zones” and discriminatory student organization funding and recognition policies. Since …

… counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, where her practice in the regulatory litigation group focuses on federal … Texas attorney general. In that role, she represented the state and its officials on appeal in significant litigation … from the University of Southern California. While a law student, she served on the executive board of the University …