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… with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a key member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. When she joined ADF … and girls to fair athletic competition, including Soule v. Connecticut Association of Schools and Hecox v. Little . She … to become a Blackstone Fellow. She is admitted to the state bar of California, the District of Columbia, the U.S. …

… Ali Kilmartin Senior Counsel, Vice President of Allied Legal Affairs Alison (Ali) M. Kilmartin serves as … 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, …

… Emilie Kao Senior Counsel, Vice President of Advocacy Strategy Emilie Kao serves as senior counsel and … law firm, East Asia team leader in the U.S. Department of State’s Office of International Human Rights, and director of … has testified before the U.S. Congress and spoken at the United Nations in Geneva and New York. She has been …

… Over the last decade, she has been on the front lines of high-profile, precedent-setting cases challenging federal … country. Blake served as deputy solicitor general for the state of Missouri from 2017 to 2020 and as assistant … counsel in several ADF cases, including Town of Greece v. Galloway . Following law school, she served as a law clerk …

… Jordan Lorence Senior Counsel, Director of Strategic Engagement Jordan Lorence serves as senior … 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 …

… Kate Anderson Senior Counsel, Director of Center for Parental Rights Kate Anderson serves as senior … on the trial team in Stormans v. Wiesman , a pivotal case in defense of freedom of conscience for pharmacists in Washington state. Anderson obtained her law degree magna cum laude in …

… Matt Sharp Senior Counsel, Director of Center for Legislative Advocacy Matt Sharp serves as … of the Center for Legislative Advocacy and focuses on state and local legislative matters. Since joining ADF in … First Amendment rights. He has testified before the United States Congress on the importance of the Religious …

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

… with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a member of the Center for Cultural Engagement and Scholarship. In … cases at the trial and appellate levels in federal and state courts throughout the United States. Early in his legal … home-school their children, including the In Re Rachel L. case in California; vindicating the rights of religious …

… with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the Center for Legislative Advocacy. In this role, her … served as vice president of legal affairs for Americans United for Life, where she routinely advised legislators, policy groups, and state attorneys general on life issues. In addition, Burke …