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… and as chief of staff and then deputy assistant secretary for policy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for … mandate, which ultimately resulted in a win in Zubik v. Burwell. Kilmartin earned her J.D. summa cum laude and was first in her class at Penn State Law. She is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, …

… Defending Freedom, where he is the director of the Center for Public Policy. In this role, he leads ADF’s team of … Since joining ADF in 2010, Sharp has authored federal and state legislation, regularly provides testimony and legal … and free speech. He has won cases upholding the rights of students to form religious clubs, invite classmates to …

… and the First Amendment freedoms of public university students and professors. Lorence argued before the U.S. … v. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System  case in 1999, challenging the university’s requirement that … Lamb’s Chapel  (1993), and  Witters v. Washington State Department of Services for the Blind  (1985). Lorence …

… served as lead counsel in cases such as  Queens College Students for Life v. City University of New York Board of … of Houston—Clear Lake , and Apodaca v. White (California State University) successfully representing students in … of Kendall-Hunt’s textbook, Moot Court: Making Your Case and Pleasing the Court . Dalton has appeared on national …

… also funded more than 3,000 grants and legal projects for allied lawyers and organizations. Beginning with the … in the graduation of more than 1,800 outstanding law students—representing 227 schools and 21 countries—from the … He has helped fashion the language for numerous state and federal laws and has testified before committees of …

… law’s impact on religious freedom and the sanctity of life. Before joining ADF, Thompson served as an assistant … Texas attorney general. In that role, she represented the state and its officials on appeal in significant litigation … to Texas laws and claims against state officials. For example, Thompson defended numerous challenges to Texas …

… Jake Warner serves as senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Team. Since … teams arguing cases such as Masterpiece Cakeshop Inc. v. Elenis and Telescope Media Group v. Lucero . He has also … the court entered a preliminary injunction that stopped state officials from discriminating against a student based …

… Michael T. Hilgers. In that position, he represented the state of Nebraska in cases before state and federal courts and oversaw all civil appeals for the state. In February 2023, Campbell argued Biden v. Nebraska before the U.S. Supreme Court, a case in which Nebraska and five other states challenged the …

… Julia Payne serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Life. In this role, she defends the sanctity of life by … 7th Circuit, the Southern District of Indiana, and Indiana state courts. Payne graduated cum laude from Indiana …

… represents clients in friend-of-the-court briefs filed in state and federal appellate courts and in the U.S. Supreme … the Virginia attorney general’s office, Schandevel clerked for the Honorable Stephen R. McCullough on the Court of … he founded a student organization called Advocates for Life at Virginia Law. He also completed ADF’s Blackstone …