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… Rehnquist Fellow at Cooper & Kirk PLLC.  He then went on to clerk for the Honorable Amul R. Thapar and the Honorable … Kethledge, both of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, and for the Honorable Justin R. Walker of the U.S. … his J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2017, where he graduated first in his class.  He also …

… and Scholarship. In this role, Shafer devotes his efforts to strategic research and innovation. Since joining ADF in … Ohio Marriage Amendment; asserting the prerogatives of parents to home-school their children, including the In Re … speech, religion, and association liberties of university students penalized for their viewpoints; and challenging a …

… Before joining ADF, Vrdolyak served as a law clerk to Judge Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Portland, Oregon. Vrdolyak earned her J.D. from Notre Dame …

… had the 3rd highest success rate for persuading justices to adopt his legal position. Bursch served as solicitor … top public officials, and industry associations in high-profile cases, primarily on appeal. He was inducted … James B. Loken on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit. He received his J.D. magna cum laude in 1997 from …

… of creative professionals, medical professionals, and others to live out their faith in the workplace without government … for judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District …

… Vice President, Strategic Initiatives & Special Counsel to the President Ryan Bangert serves as senior vice president … assistant attorney general and deputy for legal counsel in the office of the Texas attorney general. In those roles, … for the Honorable Patrick E. Higginbotham on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Bangert is a member of the …

… and state courts of last resort. She served as co-counsel to Mississippi in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health … , the Legal Times , WORLD Opinions , and The Hill , among others. Hawley has also written a book on motherhood, … Wilkinson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Hawley received her bachelor’s degree in Animal …

… 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 her student group’s university-approved, … chalk messages. She and her group won the lawsuit, helping to intensify her passion for the pro-life movement. …

… sanctity of life, and family. He most recently joined ADF in December 2020. From 2017 to 2020, Bowman was a senior executive service appointee in … at the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and for Judge John M. Roll at the U.S. District …

… Farris Former President & CEO Michael Farris joined ADF in 2017 Michael Farris is the former President & CEO of … (1983) and Patrick Henry College (2000) and continues to serve as chairman of the board of HSLDA and chancellor … before the appellate courts of 13 states, eight federal circuit courts of appeal, and the U.S. Supreme Court, where …