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… Farris Former President & CEO Michael Farris joined ADF in 2017 Michael Farris is the former President & CEO of Alliance Defending Freedom. He served in this capacity from 2017 until 2022.  Before joining ADF, Farris was founding …

… ADF, Schmitt clerked for the Honorable Michael S. Kanne on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit … laude from the University of Illinois College of Law in 2017. During law school, Paul externed with the Illinois … Urbana Campus on the University’s Board of Trustees. Paul is admitted to the state bars of Illinois and Indiana, the …

… senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Life Team working to defend … of $1.2 million dollars. Theriot also co-authored the 2017 law review article, Free to Do No Harm: Conscience … of $1.2 million dollars. Theriot also co-authored the 2017 law review article, Free to Do No Harm: Conscience …

… senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is the director of the Center for Life and leads her team’s … She also works with pro-life allies, speaks publicly on behalf of ADF, and works to defend the First Amendment … arguments in a wide variety of constitutional cases. In 2017, she was selected as a U.S. Supreme Court Fellow, …

… July 22, 2019 Revised May 21, 2024 Starting a new church is no easy task. You need to put together a launch team, … rented the Edisto Beach Civic Center for Sunday worship on two occasions. However, after the church proposed another … Fellowship might violate the Constitution’s prohibition on government making any law “respecting an establishment of …

… senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is the director of the Center for Parental Rights. Since joining ADF in 2015, Anderson has focused on protecting the conscience rights of individuals being … Li & McKinstry, PLLC, in Seattle, where she litigated both civil and criminal cases. She served on the trial team in …

… the school suspended him for peacefully sharing his views on a proposed policy at a public school board meeting. Langhofer has extensive experience in civil litigation and constitutional law. Before joining ADF, … attorney from 2000 until he joined ADF in 2015. Langhofer is Peer Review Rated AV® Preeminent in Martindale-Hubbell. He …

… legal staff who specialize in constitutional law, focusing on religious freedom, free speech, and sanctity of life. … laude from Regent University School of Law in 1996, and is a member of the bar in Georgia, Florida, Arizona, and the … He has taught CLEs and lectures on the First Amendment and civil rights. … David A. Cortman serves as senior counsel and …

… Scott Scharpen Board Member Scott Scharpen is the Chief Strategy Officer for Mission Increase (MI), a 501c3 organization whose mission is to equip nonprofits, givers, and churches to multiply … lives are transformed for Jesus (Ephesians 4:11-16). MI is working with over 3,000 nonprofit ministries in 23 regions …

… government agency said that Jack had discriminated based on sexual orientation—even though it was the message, not the … faith from his business. Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission In July 2012, two men came into … U.S. Supreme Court to take up the Masterpiece case. June 2017 : The Supreme Court agreed to hear Jack’s case. December …