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… he is a key member of the Center for Life Team working to defend pro-life speech and protect medical rights of … and religion. In NIFLA v. Becerra he was part of the Supreme Court team that protected California pregnancy … forum in city buses. He was also one of several ADF attorneys who assisted Mississippi’s legal team with …

… Defending Freedom, where he plays a key role with the ADF Center for Academic Freedom. Since joining ADF in 2006, … court victories. In Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski , the Supreme Court of the United States ruled 8–1 that officials … ruled that public universities cannot compel professors to say things they do not believe. In Adams v. Trustees of …

… M. Kilmartin serves as senior counsel and chief of staff to CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner at … in Big Law for just under a decade, including in the U.S. Supreme Court on several occasions. In 2014, Kilmartin successfully …

… for the Nebraska Law Review and as a research assistant to Professor Richard Duncan. Following law school, … completed fellowships at the Institute for Free Speech and ADF. Next, she clerked for the Honorable L. Steven Grasz on … More Than Mere “Constitutional Window Dressing”: Why the Press Clause Should Protect a Limited Right to Gather …

… Parental Rights. In this role, she leads the team working to ensure schools respect the role of parents in directing … the fundamental rights of parents. Anderson’s work at ADF began in 2015, focusing on protecting the conscience … to the state bars of Arizona and Washington, the U.S. Supreme Court, and several federal district and appellate …

… faith-based organization in advancing the God-given right to live and speak the truth in the U.S. and around the world. She oversees more than 450 ADF team members in eight global offices. Since 2011, ADF has … and other leading courts and tribunals and has secured the release of more than 1,000 imprisoned Christians. After …

… students and professors. Lorence argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in the precedent-setting  Southworth v. Board … 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),  …

… defending the rights of professionals and business owners to live out their faith as well as the litigation efforts to … equal opportunities for women in athletics. Since joining ADF in 2006, Scruggs has worked on and prevailed in a variety … Studio v. Phoenix , which Scruggs argued at the Arizona Supreme Court. Scruggs has argued before numerous federal …

… 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 …

… freedom, the sanctity of life, and family. From 2017 to 2020, Bowman was a senior executive service appointee in … to joining HHS, Bowman was an accomplished litigator at ADF for over ten years. He filed and argued NIFLA v. Becerra in the lower federal courts, a case where the Supreme Court later protected the free speech of pro-life …