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… Jacob Reed serves as legal counsel for the Center for Christian Ministries with Alliance … litigates on behalf of churches, Christian ministries, and religious schools to defend their constitutionally protected … resolution and constitutional law. He graduated from Kent State University summa cum laude in 2016 with a B.A. in …

… counsel and senior vice president of corporate engagement for Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, Tedesco leads … levels. He was part of the legal team that represented cake artist Jack Phillips in  Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado …

… also funded more than 3,000 grants and legal projects for allied lawyers and organizations. Beginning with the … He has helped fashion the language for numerous state and federal laws and has testified before committees of … The New York Times , The Washington Post , the Associated Press, The Washington Times , The Seattle Post-Intelligencer …

… 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 freedom of Christians to freely exercise their … the court entered a preliminary injunction that stopped state officials from discriminating against a student based …

… the University of Nebraska College of Law and was selected for Order of the Coif. During law school, she served as … More Than Mere “Constitutional Window Dressing”: Why the Press Clause Should Protect a Limited Right to Gather … Between Government Endorsement of Religion and Private Religious Expression in the Regent University Law Review. … …

… and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner at Alliance Defending Freedom. Kilmartin also directs the Grants & Funding Program … and as chief of staff and then deputy assistant secretary for policy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for … J.D. summa cum laude and was first in her class at Penn State Law. She is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, …

… Alliance Defending Freedom. He has been practicing law for over 25 years, and currently supervises attorneys and … staff who specialize in constitutional law, focusing on religious freedom, free speech, and sanctity of life. Cortman … hundreds of constitutional law cases in federal and state court. He has argued in the U.S. Supreme Court in …

… 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 … as Stormans v. Wiesman (pharmacists’ conscience rights), State ex rel Gallwey v. Grimm (financial aid to religious …

… Defending Freedom, where she is a key member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. When she joined ADF in 2012, … faith to foster and provide loving homes for children in need. Kiefer has testified before Congress and successfully … to become a Blackstone Fellow. She is admitted to the state bar of California, the District of Columbia, the U.S. …

… Lathan Watts serves as vice president of public affairs for Alliance Defending Freedom. In that role, he has overseen … plans for the expansion of ADF’s mission into state legal advocacy efforts, collaborating closely with … Watts represents ADF at external events, conferences, press conferences, and in the media. Watts also develops …