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… Jeremy Tedesco Senior Counsel, Senior Vice President of Corporate Engagement Jeremy Tedesco serves as senior … cake artist Jack Phillips in  Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission before the U.S. Supreme Court and argued Phillips’ case at the Colorado Court of Appeals. He was also the lead …

… rights to direct the upbringing, 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 …

… William Pew Founder William Pew was a founder of Alliance Defending Freedom, serving on its governing board of directors from its inception until his passing in 1997. … in Canada, he came to the United States at the outbreak of World War II to volunteer for the United States Navy. He …

… Alliance Defending Freedom, where he defends the rights of students, professors, and organizations to speak, … in the Missouri governor’s office where he oversaw the state’s regulatory reform efforts and worked to approve … in the Missouri governor’s office where he oversaw the state’s regulatory reform efforts and worked to approve …

… Freedom, focusing on issues concerning the sanctity of life and religious freedom. Originally from Reedley, CA, … worked on numerous pro-life efforts at the local, state, and national levels. In 2017, with the help of ADF, Bernadette took legal action against a Fresno State professor for leading a group of students in defacing …

… Board Member Michael Whitehead has nearly 50 years of experience as a Kansas City trial attorney defending … Supreme Court. In 1981, Mike was co-counsel in a landmark case before the U.S. Supreme Court, Widmar v. Vincent (454 US 263), establishing the right of Christian …

… Advocacy Team. In that role, he represents ADF clients of all stripes at the appellate level, preserving lower-court … represents clients in friend-of-the-court briefs filed in state and federal appellate courts and in the U.S. Supreme … Work from Harding University in 2009. A member of the state bar of Virginia, Schandevel is admitted to practice …

… Assistant Elise Gillson graduated from St. Cloud State University with a Bachelor’s in Piano Performance. Shortly after, she left her home state of Minnesota to pursue a Master’s in Piano Performance …

… Ryan Tucker Senior Counsel, Director of the Center for Christian Ministries Ryan Tucker serves as … in the process. For example, in Downtown Hope Center v. Municipality of Anchorage , he defended the rights of a … portfolio included all aspects of civil litigation, both state and federal, with a particular focus on commercial and …

… policy and legislative work at the federal level on behalf of the broader ADF legislative advocacy team. As a principal … House, and federal agencies. In addition, he manages ADF’s state legislative efforts involving the freedom of speech. … Acton Institute in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and managed a state Senate campaign in Missouri. Pruitt earned his Juris …