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… Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Comer, Conestoga Wood … speech, and life issues. Before joining ADF, Gray clerked for the Hon G. Steven Agee on the U.S. Court of Appeals for … bars of Georgia, Arizona, and Virginia, Gray is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, 12 U.S. Courts of …

… university’s requirement that forced unwilling students to contribute to campus activist groups. He led the challenge …  (2018),  Masterpiece Cakeshop (2018),  Trinity Lutheran  (2017),  Hobby Lobby/Conestoga Wood  (2015), as well as other … and  Witters v. Washington State Department of Services for the Blind  (1985). Lorence has made media appearances on …

… on his experience as longtime leader of the organization to strengthen alliances, forge new relationships, and develop … Freedom, Sears led all strategic initiatives from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF team … in 50 cases nationwide. The ministry also funded more than 3,000 grants and legal projects for allied lawyers and …

… Alliance Defending Freedom. He has been practicing law for over 25 years, and currently supervises attorneys and … v. Preczewski , successfully securing nominal damages to hold government officials liable for constitutional … , successfully defending the freedom of Americans to pray at public meetings. Cortman was included in the …

… defending churches and ministries from trial courts to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1981, Mike was co-counsel in a … of Columbia, Mo. v. Comer , “the playground case.” In 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of Mike’s … the Supreme Court in Carson v. Makin , and SCOTUS ruled 6-3 in favor of Christian parents in Maine who sought equal …

… Ryan Bangert serves as senior vice president for strategic initiatives and special counsel to the president at Alliance Defending Freedom. He oversees … and served as amicus counsel in numerous cases, including Trinity Lutheran v. Comer and Salazar v. Buono , receiving …

… Julie Marie Blake serves as senior counsel for regulatory litigation at Alliance Defending Freedom. Over … as deputy solicitor general for the state of Missouri from 2017 to 2020 and as assistant solicitor general for the state of …

… Neal Hardin serves as Web Manager & Writer for Alliance Defending Freedom in the organization's … Advocates for Faith and Freedom, and his personal blog, the Religion and Politics Blog . … Neal Hardin … Web Manager & Writer … Neal Hardin …

… M. Kilmartin serves as senior counsel and chief of staff to CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner at Alliance Defending Freedom. Kilmartin also directs the … and as chief of staff and then deputy assistant secretary for policy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for …

… Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. Mr. Brooks focuses his efforts on … defending the right of Christian adoption agencies to operate in accordance with the teachings of their faith; … 19 of those as a partner in the litigation department. In 2017, he took early retirement from Cravath in order to …