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… affirming and protecting religious freedom, the sanctity of life, and marriage and family.   … Alliance Defending Freedom advocates … affirming and protecting religious freedom, the sanctity of life, and marriage and family.   … Author … Alliance …

… Lathan Watts VP of Public Affairs Lathan Watts serves as VP of Public Affairs … plans for ADF expansion into state legal advocacy in collaboration with the legal (legislative primarily), CMA, … He represents ADF at external events, conferences and press conference, and in media. He serves as liaison between …

… Joshua L. Rogers Senior Counsel Joshua L. Rogers joined ADF in 2023 Joshua Rogers serves as senior counsel for Alliance … matters involving constitutional freedoms and the sanctity of life. Rogers is a 17-year veteran of the U.S. Department … of a Happily Married Man: Finding God in the Messiness of Marriage . As a commentator on faith and family issues, he …

… Senior Counsel Chris Schandevel serves as senior counsel on Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Advocacy Team. In that role, he represents ADF clients of all stripes at the appellate level, preserving lower-court …

… Jeremy Tedesco Senior Counsel, Senior Vice President of Corporate Engagement Jeremy Tedesco serves as senior … of corporate engagement for Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, Tedesco leads ADF’s efforts to combat corporate … at the Colorado Court of Appeals. He was also the lead brief writer in two other U.S. Supreme Court wins,  Reed v. …

… Rory Gray Senior Counsel Rory Gray serves as senior counsel on Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Advocacy Team. In that role, he represents ADF clients primarily at the … litigation before the U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Courts of Appeals. Since 2011, Gray has served on the main …

… Alan Sears Founder Alan Sears served as founder of Alliance Defending Freedom, building on his experience as … cases in which they participated and successfully defended marriage as the union between one man and one woman in 50 … The New York Times , The Washington Post , the Associated Press, The Washington Times , The Seattle Post-Intelligencer …

… Ali Kilmartin Senior Counsel, Vice President of Allied Legal Affairs Alison (Ali) M. Kilmartin serves as … of Allied Legal Affairs with Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, she leads the Allied Legal Affairs team, which … protect and promote life, religious liberty, free speech, marriage and family, and parental rights. Attorneys in ADF’s …

… Over the last decade, she has been on the front lines of high-profile, precedent-setting cases challenging federal overreach in courts across the country. Blake served as deputy … of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. She received the Best Brief Award from National Association of Attorneys General …

… assistant attorney general and deputy for legal counsel in the office of the Texas attorney general. In those roles, he oversaw the … he clerked for the Honorable Patrick E. Higginbotham on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Bangert is a member of …