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… and public advocacy. ADF also provides legal resources to nearly 4,000 churches and ministries through its Ministry … courts and tribunals. It has also successfully secured the release of hundreds of imprisoned Christians around the … rights), State ex rel Gallwey v. Grimm (financial aid to religious university students), and State v. Hamlin …

… 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 … From 2018 to 2021, Kilmartin was a senior executive service appointee in the Trump Administration, serving the …

… on his experience as longtime leader of the organization to strengthen alliances, forge new relationships, and develop … designed to ensure attorneys are fully equipped to defend religious liberty, the sanctity of life, marriage and family. … The New York Times , The Washington Post , the Associated Press, The Washington Times , The Seattle Post-Intelligencer …

… for the Nebraska Law Review and as a research assistant to Professor Richard Duncan. Following law school, … 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. … …

… Center for Academic Freedom representing clients seeking to speak freely on campus without fear of unconstitutional … served as lead counsel in cases such as  Queens College Students for Life v. City University of New York Board of … entities to affirm the fundamental freedoms of speech and religious liberty. With ADF’s Center for Conscience …

… a broad range of litigation, with a primary focus on religious liberty, free speech, student privacy, conscience … and the First Amendment freedoms of public university students and professors. Lorence argued before the U.S. … university’s requirement that forced unwilling students to contribute to campus activist groups. He led the challenge …

… group focuses on federal administrative law’s impact on religious freedom and the sanctity of life. Before joining … matters, including defending constitutional challenges to Texas laws and claims against state officials. For … before the Supreme Court of Texas. Before her government service, Thompson clerked for the Hon. Andrew S. Oldham of …

… Watts represents ADF at external events, conferences, press conferences, and in the media. Watts also develops … crisis communications processes and plans. Prior to joining ADF, Watts spent nearly 20 years in various roles …

… Initiatives at Alliance Defending Freedom. Prior to joining ADF, Beecher was the director of student programs … served as a civil rights analyst for the Conscience and Religious Freedom Division within the Office for Civil Rights … analyze their discrimination claims, providing training to students in the medical field on legal protections for …

… Defending Freedom where he safeguards parents’ rights to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their … of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Prior to his government service, Wagner was an associate with Baker Botts L.L.P. … where he was a Chancellor, a distinction given to the students with the sixteen highest GPAs in each graduating …