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… liberty, free speech, student privacy, conscience rights of creative professionals, and the First Amendment … Southworth v. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System  case in 1999, challenging the university’s … and  Witters v. Washington State Department of Services for the Blind  (1985). Lorence has made media appearances on …

… Board Member Scott Scharpen is the Chief Strategy Officer for Mission Increase (MI), a 501c3 organization whose mission … MI’s ministry partners have generated a cumulative impact of more than $2 billion in additional Kingdom resources since … as New York-Presbyterian, Northwestern Hospital, Stanford University, Loma Linda University, and Intermountain …

… French teacher. Schandevel also was on the team of attorneys who successfully represented the Thomas More Law … the Virginia attorney general’s office, Schandevel clerked for the Honorable Stephen R. McCullough on the Court of … Appeals of Virginia. Schandevel earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2012. During law …

… Defending Freedom, where he is a member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. Before joining ADF, Neihart … earned his J.D. from the Sturm College of Law of the University of Denver in 2014, where he was inducted into the … of Denver, he also received a M.A. in international human rights from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies. …

… Denise Harle Senior Counsel, Director of Center for Life Denise Harle serves as senior counsel with Alliance … role in drafting briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court in NIFLA v. Becerra , resulting in a free-speech victory for pro-life pregnancy centers. She was one of the ADF attorneys who assisted Mississippi’s legal team in Dobbs v. …

… with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he was a member of the Center for Christian Ministries. Schmitt advanced litigation efforts … Schmitt received his law degree magna cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law in 2017. During law …

… Court, including Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Comer in the 2016-2017 term , Town of Greece v. Galloway … in the 2015-2016 term. Under Sears’ leadership, ADF attorneys won more than three out of four cases in which they … also funded more than 3,000 grants and legal projects for allied lawyers and organizations. Beginning with the …

… Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the Center for Legislative Advocacy. In this role, her efforts are … conception to natural death and defending the conscience rights of healthcare professionals. Prior to joining ADF, … routinely advised legislators, policy groups, and state attorneys general on life issues. In addition, Burke …

… in a landmark case before the U.S. Supreme Court, Widmar v. Vincent (454 US 263), establishing the right of Christian … students to “equal access” to student union space for Bible study and prayer meetings at a public university. … Pastor Chris Williams. Mike was one of the first allied attorneys with ADF and served for 25 years on the Grant …

… joined ADF in 2023 Joshua Rogers serves as senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Life, where he … served as an Assistant United States Attorney in two U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and as a trial attorney in the Civil Rights Division. Rogers argued 25 times before the U.S. Court …