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… Defending Freedom, where she is a key member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. When she joined ADF in 2012, … constitutionally protected freedom of churches, religious schools, and Christian ministries to exercise their faith without …

… the University of Nebraska College of Law and was selected for Order of the Coif. During law school, she served as … Steven Grasz on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Rechtenbach was also commissioned as a Blackstone … More Than Mere “Constitutional Window Dressing”: Why the Press Clause Should Protect a Limited Right to Gather …

… and then in the Office for Civil Rights. Prior to joining HHS, Bowman was an accomplished litigator at ADF for over ten … the first court order blocking Obamacare’s abortion pill mandate in Newland v. Sebelius . He went on to win several … at the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and for Judge John M. Roll at the U.S. District …

… all frequent Supreme Court advocates who did not work for the federal government, he had the 3rd highest success … 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 …

… and as chief of staff and then deputy assistant secretary for policy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy. She also had a detail to the Executive Office of … Catholic entities challenging the Obamacare contraceptive mandate, which ultimately resulted in a win in Zubik v. …

… Defending Freedom, where he is the director of the Center for Religious Schools and senior counsel with the Center for … Jerry E. Smith on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He practiced labor and employment law at two large international law firms for three years before …

… to Texas laws and claims against state officials. For example, Thompson defended numerous challenges to Texas … reinterpretation of an emergency-medicine statute to mandate abortion. As an assistant solicitor general, Thompson … 12 arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit and eight before the Supreme Court of Texas. Before …

… Travis C. Barham serves as senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, where he plays a key role … v. Hartop , the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ruled that public universities cannot compel … universities cannot discriminate or retaliate against Christian and conservative professors in promotion decisions. …

… Julia Payne serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Life. In this … argued cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, the Southern District of Indiana, and Indiana state … Freedom in Atlanta. She also served as president of the Christian Legal Society and as an officer for the Advocates …

… also funded more than 3,000 grants and legal projects for allied lawyers and organizations. Beginning with the … more than 1,800 outstanding law students—representing 227 schools and 21 countries—from the world-class Blackstone … The New York Times , The Washington Post , the Associated Press, The Washington Times , The Seattle Post-Intelligencer …