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Prosecution of Finnish parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen continues despite appellate court confirming unanimous ‘not guilty’ ruling

Pat Piccolo serves as legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom. He primarily assists members of the Church and Ministry Alliance with protecting their constitutional freedoms and navigating religious liberty issues. Prior to joining ADF, Piccolo clerked in a Virginia Circuit Court and worked in private practice, where he represented landowners facing condemnations and businesses navigating a wide array of commercial disputes. Piccolo earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2016. He obtained his B.A. in history and religious studies from the University of Virginia ...

Mathew Hoffmann serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Academic Freedom.

Kristen Waggoner poised to lead ADF’s efforts to protect fundamental freedoms throughout US, the world

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Denise Burke regarding the Wyoming Legislature’s passage of HB 148, a bill that protects maternal health and the unborn: “Every human life is valuable, and every baby deserves to be protected. We are glad that Wyoming continues to enact laws that promote the safety and wellbeing of mothers and preserve the lives of children. This legislation specifically ensures that abortion facilities meet the same health and safety standards as other ambulatory surgical centers and that ultrasounds are performed prior to ...

Sierra Brown serves as legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom. She advises members of ADF’s Church and Ministry Alliance on issues involving their religious liberty and helps protect their constitutional rights. Prior to joining ADF, Brown was an associate with a top national firm where she litigated large complex commercial and employment disputes. Brown earned her bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, in Journalism and Mass Communication from Arizona State University, and her law degree, cum laude, from ASU’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. While in law school, she served as ...

Larry Burkett accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior in 1972 – an event that had a profound effect, not only on the course of his own life, but also on the lives of countless individuals touched by the work of Crown Financial Ministries.

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Greg Chafuen regarding Gov. Eric Holcomb’s signing Thursday of SB 263, a bill sponsored by Sens. Eric Koch, Liz Brown, and Aaron Freeman that ensures churches and other religious organizations are allowed to remain open during a state of emergency on the same terms as other businesses and services: “Houses of worship and religious organizations provide soul-sustaining operations that are essential to our society and protected by the First Amendment. While public officials have the authority and responsibility to ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Zack Pruitt regarding the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration’s markup hearing Tuesday on S-1, legislation that expands the definition of “political speech” and dramatically alters the First Amendment speech and association protections that American citizens have enjoyed since the founding of our country: “The Senate Rules Committee has kept alive a bill that tramples on the free speech and free association rights of American citizens. S-1’s 800 pages of complex and convoluted text impose ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp, director of the ADF Center for Public Policy, regarding Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s signing Tuesday of SB 2749, a bill that protects parents’ fundamental right to guide the upbringing, education, and health care of their children: “Parents love and know their child best, and they have the right and duty to direct the upbringing and care of their children. Yet parental rights have been eroded by government actions that exclude parents from critical educational and health care decisions. This legislation ...