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Before joining the Alliance Defending Freedom team, Jessica served as a writer and legislative assistant to three congressmen and US Senator Ben Sasse.

… serves as senior counsel and government affairs director for Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the … with the public sector to grow, equip, and engage a broad alliance committed to protecting the rule of law and … litigated important cases advancing religious liberty and marriage, including authoring and coordinating amicus briefs …

… which, to date, has awarded approximately $55 million in grant funds to thousands of legal projects and cases, many … and as chief of staff and then deputy assistant secretary for policy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for … Virginia, West Virginia, the U.S. Supreme Court, and numerous federal district and appellate courts. … Ali …

… cases in which they participated and successfully defended marriage as the union between one man and one woman in 50 … also funded more than 3,000 grants and legal projects for allied lawyers and organizations. Beginning with the … The New York Times , The Washington Post , the Associated Press, The Washington Times , The Seattle Post-Intelligencer …

… Relations and Training Team. His work has encompassed a broad range of litigation, with a primary focus on religious … professors. Lorence argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in the precedent-setting  Southworth v. Board of Regents of … and  Witters v. Washington State Department of Services for the Blind  (1985). Lorence has made media appearances on …

… counsel and senior vice president of corporate engagement for Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, Tedesco leads ADF’s efforts to combat corporate … to protect individuals from government-coerced speech. Numerous media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal , …

… Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Life Team working to defend pro-life speech and protect … of conscience. Since joining Alliance Defending Freedom in 2003, Theriot has been successful as lead counsel or co-counsel in numerous cases protecting the unborn and preserving the …

… Jake Warner serves as senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Team. Since joining ADF in 2017, Warner has focused primarily on protecting the … represented a Christian high school student on appeal at the Second Circuit, where the court entered a preliminary …

… the University of Nebraska College of Law and was selected for Order of the Coif. During law school, she served as … Rechtenbach was also commissioned as a Blackstone Fellow in 2019. Additionally, she has published two law review … More Than Mere “Constitutional Window Dressing”: Why the Press Clause Should Protect a Limited Right to Gather …

… Kristen Waggoner leads the faith-based legal organization in protecting fundamental freedoms and promoting the inherent … courts and tribunals. It has also successfully secured the release of hundreds of imprisoned Christians around the … Seattle law firm Ellis, Li & McKinstry, where she served for over 16 years. At ELM, she served as counsel in hundreds …