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… John Bursch is senior counsel and vice president of appellate advocacy with Alliance Defending Freedom. Bursch … Bursch served as solicitor general for the state of Michigan from 2011-2013. He also worked for a large Michigan … He received his J.D. magna cum laude in 1997 from the University of Minnesota Law School, where he served as Chief …

… where she assisted in upholding the First Amendment rights of pro-life organizations and advocates. Bongiorno earned her J.D. from University of Wisconsin Law and obtained her B.A., summa cum laude , in Political Science and Spanish from Eastern Michigan University. She is a 2017 First Liberty Fellow. …

… Jordan Lorence serves as senior counsel and director of strategic engagement with Alliance Defending Freedom, … professionals, and the First Amendment freedoms of public university students and professors. Lorence argued before the … v. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System  case in 1999, challenging the university’s requirement that …

… to further ADF’s mission and conducts research in support of ADF’s strategic plans. Before joining ADF, Barceleau was … on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Barceleau received her J.D. summa cum laude from … school, Barceleau graduated summa cum laude from Ave Maria University with a Bachelor of Arts in Classics and Early …

… clerked for the Honorable Eric E. Murphy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and for the Honorable … III on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. She earned her J.D., magna cum laude , from Notre … law school, Kisley graduated magna cum laude from the University of California at Los Angeles with a Bachelor of …

… joining ADF, Gilio contributed to the litigation efforts of numerous public interest law firms including the Institute … Gilio graduated magna cum laude with a J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law in 2021 and cum laude from …

… Zack Pruitt serves as senior counsel and director of U.S. government relations at Alliance Defending Freedom. … Research Fellow at the Acton Institute in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and managed a state Senate campaign in Missouri. … in International and Comparative Law from St. Louis University School of Law. He obtained his bachelor’s degree …

… 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 … space for Bible study and prayer meetings at a public university. The Court ruled 8-1 in favor of Mike’s clients, …

… clients seeking to speak freely on campus without fear of unconstitutional government censorship. In this role, he … in cases such as  Queens College Students for Life v. City University of New York Board of Trustees , Ratio Christi v. … of Kendall-Hunt’s textbook, Moot Court: Making Your Case and Pleasing the Court . Dalton has appeared on national …

… with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is the director of the Center for Public Policy. In this role, he leads ADF’s … and free speech. He has won cases upholding the rights of students to form religious clubs, invite classmates to … Sharp earned his J.D. in 2006 from the Vanderbilt University School of Law. A member of the bar in Georgia and …