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… and Senior Counsel for Government Affairs. Since joining ADF in 2009, Baylor has focused on defending and advancing … graduation from law school, he served as law clerk to the Hon. Jerry E. Smith on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He practiced …

… practice at Alliance Defending Freedom. Before joining ADF, Hawley practiced appellate law at Kirkland and Ellis … D.C. Hawley has litigated extensively before the U.S. Supreme Court as well as numerous federal courts of … and state courts of last resort. She served as co-counsel to Mississippi in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health …

… on state and local legislative matters. Since joining ADF in 2010, Sharp has authored federal and state … organizations on the importance of laws and policies that protect First Amendment rights. He has testified before … speech. He has won cases upholding the rights of students to form religious clubs, invite classmates to church, and …

… 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. …

… director of the Center for Parental Rights. Since joining ADF in 2015, Anderson has focused on protecting the … conscience rights of individuals being unjustly compelled to forfeit their beliefs under threat of government … professionals in pre-enforcement challenges to laws that would force them to promote messages contradicting their …

… solicitor general for the state of Missouri from 2017 to 2020 and as assistant solicitor general for the state of … 26 federal and state appeals, including before the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. She received … where she served as volunteer amicus counsel in several ADF cases, including Town of Greece v. Galloway . Following …

… litigation and regulatory advocacy. Before joining ADF, Baptist was a partner at Wiley Rein LLP—one of the … his expertise in administrative and environmental law to represent clients on litigation, regulatory, and … the U.S. Supreme Court and various federal courts of appeal. … Erik Baptist serves as senior counsel at Alliance …

… Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer , securing a 7-2 victory that overturned Missouri’s denial of a religious school’s … also argued Reed v. Town of Gilbert , securing a 9-0 ruling that prohibits the government from discriminating … v. Preczewski , successfully securing nominal damages to hold government officials liable for constitutional …

… are directed toward protecting life from conception to natural death and defending the conscience rights of healthcare professionals. Prior to joining ADF, Burke served as vice president of legal affairs for … bar of Texas, Burke is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals for the Armed …

… Michael 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 … courts of 13 states, eight federal circuit courts of appeal, and the U.S. Supreme Court, where in 2018 he …