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… Jonathan Lopez In the fall of 2008, Jonathan Lopez attended Los Angeles City College … of a friend, Jonathan connected with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) Senior Legal Counsel David Hacker, who is also … University Project created to defend the legal rights and religious freedom of Christian students. ADF filed a federal …

… Newland Family As “one of America's most efficient and dependable” manufacturers and … desire to run the company in a manner that reflects their religious faith, including their belief that God requires … respect for the sanctity of human life. Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys represented the Newlands in a federal …

… Jim and Mary O'Reilly Tucked away into the rolling hills of Vermont lies the Wildflower Inn, a picturesque bed and … was to honestly disclose Jim and Mary O’Reilly’s Catholic religious convictions while agreeing to serve everyone in … trust set up by the homosexual couple. Alliance Defending Freedom defended the O’Reillys in court, and ultimately, the …

… Over the last decade, she has been on the front lines of high-profile, precedent-setting cases challenging federal … as deputy solicitor general for the state of Missouri from 2017 to 2020 and as assistant solicitor general for the state … in 2009. She received her B.A. in Politics and Theology & Religious Studies phi beta kappa from the Catholic University …

… with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. Mr. Brooks focuses … 19 of those as a partner in the litigation department. In 2017, he took early retirement from Cravath in order to devote his energies to advancing free speech and religious liberty. Mr. Brooks’ years of commercial practice …

… Cody Barnett serves as legal counsel on Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Advocacy Team, where he represents … R. Thapar and the Honorable Raymond M. Kethledge, both of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, and for the … his J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2017, where he graduated first in his class.  He also served …

… Sterett serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Parental Rights.  Before joining ADF in 2024, Sterett was a partner at the law firm of Dalton & Tomich and oversaw the firm’s Illinois office. In … across the country. Sterett successfully defended the religious land use rights of many churches, religious …

… Alan Sears served as founder of Alliance Defending Freedom, building on his experience as … Freedom, Sears led all strategic initiatives from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF team … designed to ensure attorneys are fully equipped to defend religious liberty, the sanctity of life, marriage and family. …

… innocuous invitation inviting his classmates to attend a religious youth camp sponsored by his church. Case: J.S. v. … a sealed envelope, and Jacob left for school with a stack of them to place in his classmates’ cubbyholes. Flyers for … and his mother, Katharine, contacted Alliance Defending Freedom. Alliance Defending Freedom filed a lawsuit claiming …

… (Ali) M. Kilmartin serves as senior counsel and chief of staff to CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner at Alliance Defending Freedom. Kilmartin also directs the Grants & Funding Program …