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… he is a key member of the Center for Life Team working to defend pro-life speech and protect medical rights of … and religion. In NIFLA v. Becerra he was part of the Supreme Court team that protected California pregnancy … forum in city buses. He was also one of several ADF attorneys who assisted Mississippi’s legal team with …

… Defending Freedom, where he plays a key role with the ADF Center for Academic Freedom. Since joining ADF in 2006, … court victories. In Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski , the Supreme Court of the United States ruled 8–1 that officials … ruled that public universities cannot compel professors to say things they do not believe. In Adams v. Trustees of …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… students and professors. Lorence argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in the precedent-setting  Southworth v. Board … 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),  …

… defending the rights of professionals and business owners to live out their faith as well as the litigation efforts to … equal opportunities for women in athletics. Since joining ADF in 2006, Scruggs has worked on and prevailed in a variety … Studio v. Phoenix , which Scruggs argued at the Arizona Supreme Court. Scruggs has argued before numerous federal …

… of strategic communications plans for the expansion of ADF’s mission into state legal advocacy efforts, … Watts represents ADF at external events, conferences, press conferences, and in the media. Watts also develops … crisis communications processes and plans. Prior to joining ADF, Watts spent nearly 20 years in various roles …

… freedom, the sanctity of life, and family. From 2017 to 2020, Bowman was a senior executive service appointee in … to joining HHS, Bowman was an accomplished litigator at ADF for over ten years. He filed and argued NIFLA v. Becerra in the lower federal courts, a case where the Supreme Court later protected the free speech of pro-life …

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