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… Zack Pruitt serves as senior counsel and director of U.S. government relations … and provides legal counsel regarding ADF’s core issues to state officials, members and staff of the U.S. Congress, … in International and Comparative Law from St. Louis University School of Law. He obtained his bachelor’s degree …

… professionals, and the First Amendment freedoms of public university students and professors. Lorence argued before the U.S. …  (2018),  Masterpiece Cakeshop (2018),  Trinity Lutheran  (2017),  Hobby Lobby/Conestoga Wood  (2015), as well as other …

… Neal Hardin serves as Web Manager & Writer for Alliance Defending Freedom in the … a bachelor's degree in metallurgical engineering from the University of Utah and a master of arts in theology from … Advocates for Faith and Freedom, and his personal blog, the Religion and Politics Blog . … Neal Hardin … Web …

… 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 public university. The Court ruled 8-1 in favor of Mike’s clients, … of Columbia, Mo. v. Comer , “the playground case.” In 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of Mike’s …

… Freedom, Sears led all strategic initiatives from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF team … term, and Geneva College v. Burwell and Southern Nazarene University v. Burwell in the 2015-2016 term. Under Sears’ … in the graduation of more than 1,800 outstanding law students—representing 227 schools and 21 countries—from the …

… Julia Payne serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for … state courts. Payne graduated cum laude from Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 2017, where she served as an editor on the Indiana Law …

… Cody Barnett serves as legal counsel on Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate … the District of Columbia. Barnett earned his J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2017, where he graduated first in his class.  He also served …

… freedom, freedom of speech, and freedom of association for students and faculty at universities throughout the country. … things they do not believe. In Adams v. Trustees of the University of North Carolina-Wilmington , the 4th Circuit … he completed the ADF leadership development program to become a Blackstone Fellow in 2004. Barham is a member of the …

… Julie Marie Blake serves as senior counsel for regulatory litigation at Alliance … as deputy solicitor general for the state of Missouri from 2017 to 2020 and as assistant solicitor general for the state … & Religious Studies phi beta kappa from the Catholic University of America in 2006. She is a 2007 Blackstone …

… Michael Ross serves as legal counsel for the Corporate Engagement Team with … Team, defending the First Amendment freedoms of college students and student organizations on university campuses. Before joining ADF in 2019, Ross worked …