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… Defending Freedom Issue Archive Subscribe Tightrope A Christian student balances his faith above the circus of … for performance he’d discovered doing drama in high school. But being part of a campus circus … that had never … continued. A short time later, the FSU Supreme Court found its quorum — and to the surprise of Jack and his attorneys, …

… v. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System  case in 1999, challenging the university’s requirement that … on private worship services after hours in vacant public school buildings in the long-running  Bronx Household of …  (2015), as well as other Supreme Court cases such as  Christian Legal Society v. Martinez (2010),  Good News Club …

… Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Christian Ministries. Since joining ADF in 2015, Galus has … litigation team in Uzuegbunam v. Preszewski , leading to a U.S. Supreme Court victory ensuring government officials … J.D., cum laude, in 2009 from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where he served as senior research editor of …

… victory that overturned Missouri’s denial of a religious school’s participation in a state funding program. Cortman … v. Preczewski , successfully securing nominal damages to hold government officials liable for constitutional … Amendment and civil rights. … David A. Cortman … about us opt-in … David Cortman … David A. Cortman …

… Payne graduated cum laude from Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 2017, where she served as an editor on the … Freedom in Atlanta. She also served as president of the Christian Legal Society and as an officer for the Advocates … districts of Indiana, and the 7th Circuit. … about us opt-in … Julia Payne …

… solicitor general for the state of Missouri from 2017 to 2020 and as assistant solicitor general for the state of … including Town of Greece v. Galloway . Following law school, she served as a law clerk for Judge Paul J. Kelly, … and in many federal district and appellate courts. … about us opt-in … Julie Blake …

… level, preserving lower-court victories and seeking to overturn unjust results. Among other clients, he has … pregnancy resource center and adoption agency, a Christian photographer, a college student and conservative … manager, female track-and-field athletes, and a high-school French teacher. Schandevel also was on the team of …

… Ryan Tucker Senior Counsel, Director of the Center for Christian Ministries Ryan Tucker serves as senior counsel and … of a faith-based ministry to operate consistently with its beliefs. Prior to joining ADF, Tucker engaged in private … disputes. Tucker earned his Juris Doctor at Baylor Law School, where he was a senior editor of the Baylor Law Review …

… chooses to stand for his freedom — and yours, too Summary: School administrators resisted. Students and teachers feared … don’t want to stick with it. Luke sticks with it.” “It takes a special person to start a student organization,” … of what students are often up against in standing for Christian or conservative principles at their school. …

… of personal identity and desires; defending the right of Christian adoption agencies to operate in accordance with the teachings of their faith; challenging school policies that usurp the right of parents to direct … a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights …