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… ADF Church & Ministry Alliance ADF Church Alliance is a legal membership program that exists to help best prepare and protect churches in the U.S. by … and provide advice, and even represent your church in court if necessary and appropriate. Learn more at …

… leads the Allied Legal Affairs team, which is dedicated to recruiting, engaging with, and strategically deploying over 4,700 attorneys aligned with ADF’s mission to protect and promote life, religious liberty, … matters and 74 victories at the U.S. Supreme Court, including serving as lead or co-counsel alongside ADF …

… President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner joined ADF in 2013 As the CEO, president, and general counsel of … 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 …

… In this role, he helps further the legal objectives of ADF through a comprehensive and strategic communications … visual, digital, and constituent communications.  Prior to rejoining ADF in 2021, Scott served as director of media … other publications. He has been quoted by the Associated Press, The New York Times , The Los Angeles Times , The …

… 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 …

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

… Paul Coleman Executive Director, ADF International Paul Coleman serves as executive director … been involved in more than 20 cases before the European Court of Human Rights and has authored complaints and submissions to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, International …

… Defending Freedom, where he plays a key role with the ADF Center for Academic Freedom. Since joining ADF in 2006, … been instrumental in securing several strategic appellate court victories. In Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski , the Supreme … ruled that public universities cannot compel professors to say things they do not believe. In Adams v. Trustees of …

… on state and local legislative matters. Since joining ADF in 2010, Sharp has authored federal and state … speech. He has won cases upholding the rights of students to form religious clubs, invite classmates to church, and … show. He authored an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of nearly 9,000 students, parents, and …

… 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 a 7-2 victory that overturned … v. Preczewski , successfully securing nominal damages to hold government officials liable for constitutional …