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… Before joining ADF, Spena served as Deputy Policy Director in the Missouri governor’s office where he oversaw the state’s regulatory reform efforts and worked to approve … in the Missouri governor’s office where he oversaw the state’s regulatory reform efforts and worked to approve …

… of strategic communications 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 …

… Defending Freedom’s Appellate Team. Since joining ADF in 2017, Warner has focused primarily on protecting the … In A.H. v. French , Warner successfully represented a Christian high school student on appeal at the Second … the court entered a preliminary injunction that stopped state officials from discriminating against a student based …

… worked on numerous pro-life efforts at the local, state, and national levels. In 2017, with the help of ADF, Bernadette took legal action … professor for leading a group of students in defacing her student group’s university-approved, pro-life chalk messages. …

… on Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Advocacy Team. In that role, he represents ADF clients of all stripes at the … pregnancy resource center and adoption agency, a Christian photographer, a college student and conservative … represents clients in friend-of-the-court briefs filed in state and federal appellate courts and in the U.S. Supreme …

… education, and care of their children. Before joining ADF in 2022, Wagner served the state of Arkansas as deputy solicitor general. There he represented Arkansas at all levels of the state and federal judiciary, including leading thirty states …

… service leadership experience and trustworthy stewardship in the legal profession, public service, and corporate … He was the managing partner of Sherman & Howard (a multi-state law firm), an adjunct professor at the University of … Lay Committee, Manhattan Initiative, and Army Navy Club of Washington, DC. He is currently an independent …

… Team with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he assists in developing and implementing successful legal solutions and … the First Amendment freedoms of college students and student organizations on university campuses. Before joining … Vanderbilt Law School, where he served as president of the Christian Legal Society and executive authorities editor for …

… students and faculty at public high schools and colleges in defending their First Amendment rights. For example, in Denton v. Hecht , he successfully defended a Florida State University student after he was removed as Student Senate President …

… without fear of unconstitutional government censorship. In this role, he has served as lead counsel in cases such as  … of Houston—Clear Lake , and Apodaca v. White (California State University) successfully representing students in … eliminating restrictive “speech zones” and discriminatory student organization funding and recognition policies. Since …