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… professors. Lorence argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in the precedent-setting  Southworth v. Board of Regents of … forced unwilling students to contribute to campus activist groups. He led the challenge to New York City’s ban on …  at the New Mexico Supreme Court. Lorence has worked on ADF’s Supreme Court cases, such as  NIFLA  (2018),  …

… and execution of strategic communications plans for ADF expansion into state legal advocacy in collaboration with the legal (legislative primarily), CMA, … He represents ADF at external events, conferences and press conference, and in media. He serves as liaison between …

… rights of healthcare professionals. Prior to joining ADF, Burke served as vice president of legal affairs for … for Life, where she routinely advised legislators, policy groups, and state attorneys general on life issues. In … before legislative committees on the constitutionality of pro-life legislation. Burke began her career with the Judge …

… Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Team. Since joining ADF in 2017, Warner has focused primarily on protecting the … that stopped state officials from discriminating against a student based on her religious status. This ruling …

… leads her team’s litigation and advocacy efforts to defend pro-life laws around the nation. She also works with pro-life allies, speaks publicly on behalf of ADF, and works to defend the First Amendment freedoms of … centers. Since joining ADF, Harle took the primary role in drafting briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court in NIFLA v. …

… supervises attorneys and legal staff who specialize in constitutional law, focusing on religious freedom, free … ruling that prohibits the government from discriminating against religious speech. He also served as lead counsel in … v. Beccera , successfully defending free speech rights of pro-life pregnancy centers; Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Col. Civ. …

… and Strategic Affairs at Alliance Defending Freedom. In his role, he designs ADF’s academic initiatives and professional-development … at academic gatherings, universities, and think tanks on law, politics, and culture. Additionally, Graham is a senior …

… ministries from trial courts to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1981, Mike was co-counsel in a landmark case before the … counsel for the Missouri Baptist Convention and recently won three cases restoring three Missouri Baptist agencies to … Williams. Mike was one of the first allied attorneys with ADF and served for 25 years on the Grant Review Committee, …

… Joshua L. Rogers Senior Counsel Joshua L. Rogers joined ADF in 2023 Joshua Rogers serves as senior counsel for Alliance … witnesses, negotiating settlements, and leading on-the-ground investigations nationwide. Rogers is the author of the …

… conscience rights for all people. Her special focus at ADF is legislation to protect medical conscience rights. Prior to joining ADF, Nichols was in private practice in the areas of business law, estate … of conscience, religious liberty, freedom of speech and pro-life efforts in Arkansas. Nichols began her career in …