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… Defending Freedom, where he plays a key role with the ADF Center for Academic Freedom. Since joining ADF in 2006, … ruled that public universities cannot compel professors to say things they do not believe. In Adams v. Trustees of … fee funding. And in DeJohn v. Temple University , the 3rd Circuit eliminated an unconstitutional speech code that …

… for the Nebraska Law Review and as a research assistant to Professor Richard Duncan. Following law school, … completed fellowships at the Institute for Free Speech and ADF. Next, she clerked for the Honorable L. Steven Grasz on … More Than Mere “Constitutional Window Dressing”: Why the Press Clause Should Protect a Limited Right to Gather …

… on his experience as longtime leader of the organization to strengthen alliances, forge new relationships, and develop … from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF team committed to a comprehensive legal strategy that … The New York Times , The Washington Post , the Associated Press, The Washington Times , The Seattle Post-Intelligencer …

… who did not work for the federal government, he had the 3rd highest success rate for persuading justices to adopt his legal position. Bursch served as solicitor … 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 …

… hundreds of constitutional law cases in federal and state court. He has argued in the U.S. Supreme Court in Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer , securing … v. Preczewski , successfully securing nominal damages to hold government officials liable for constitutional …

… member of the U.S. Legal Team. In this role, she supports ADF’s legal and legislative objectives through culture … principles. She convened coalitions of strategic partners to support the protection of religious freedom and launched … of Columbia and is admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court. She speaks Mandarin Chinese. … Emilie Kao … …

… M. Kilmartin serves as senior counsel and chief of staff to CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner at … in Big Law for just under a decade, including in the U.S. Supreme Court on several occasions. In 2014, Kilmartin successfully …

… LLP, representing clients ranging from individuals to Fortune 500 companies, including support for ADF’s litigation in College of the Ozarks v. Biden . Garrison … effectiveness at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Garrison is also a colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps, …

… the world. Waggoner oversees the efforts of more than 400 ADF team members in seven global offices as well as … and public advocacy. ADF also provides legal resources to nearly 4,000 churches and ministries through its Ministry … courts and tribunals. It has also successfully secured the release of hundreds of imprisoned Christians around the …

… Appellate Advocacy Team, where he represents various ADF clients before appellate courts across the country. … 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. …