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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.

… for the Nebraska Law Review and as a research assistant to Professor Richard Duncan. Following law school, … Steven Grasz on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Rechtenbach was also commissioned as a Blackstone … More Than Mere “Constitutional Window Dressing”: Why the Press Clause Should Protect a Limited Right to Gather …

… Rehnquist Fellow at Cooper & Kirk PLLC.  He then went on to clerk for the Honorable Amul R. Thapar and the Honorable … Kethledge, both of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, and for the Honorable Justin R. Walker of the U.S. … District of Columbia, and before several U.S. Courts of Appeal. … Legal Counsel … Cody Barnett …

… Preczewski , the Supreme Court of the United States ruled 8–1 that officials at a public college cannot get a free pass … v. Hartop , the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ruled that public universities cannot compel professors to say things they do not believe. In Adams v. Trustees of …

… argued cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, the Southern District of Indiana, and Indiana state … northern and southern districts of Indiana, and the 7th Circuit. … Legal Counsel … Julia Payne …

… had the 3rd highest success rate for persuading justices to adopt his legal position. Bursch served as solicitor … industry associations in high-profile cases, primarily on appeal. He was inducted into the American Academy of … James B. Loken on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit. He received his J.D. magna cum laude in 1997 from …

… that role, she represented the state and its officials on appeal in significant litigation matters, including defending constitutional challenges to Texas laws and claims against state officials. For … 12 arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit and eight before the Supreme Court of Texas. Before …

… Defending Freedom where he safeguards parents’ rights to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their … laws before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Prior to his government service, Wagner was an associate with Baker …

… solicitor general for the state of Missouri from 2017 to 2020 and as assistant solicitor general for the state of West Virginia from 2013 to 2017. In these roles, she argued 26 federal and state … before the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. She received the Best Brief Award from National …

… M. Kilmartin serves as senior counsel and chief of staff to CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner at … Kilmartin also directs the Grants & Funding Program which, to date, has awarded approximately $55 million in grant funds to thousands of legal projects and cases, many of which have …