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Mallory Rechtenbach serves as legal counsel on the Parental Rights team at Alliance Defending Freedom. Rechtenbach earned her J.D., with highest distinction, from the University of Nebraska College of Law and was selected for Order of the Coif. During law school, she served as Articles Editor for the Nebraska Law Review and as a research assistant to Professor Richard Duncan. Following law school, Rechtenbach completed fellowships at the Institute for Free Speech and ADF. Next, she clerked for the Honorable L. Steven Grasz on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Rechtenbach was ...

Billy Atwell serves as senior vice president of communications with Alliance Defending Freedom.

Suzanne Beecher serves as legal counsel for the Center for Conscience Initiatives at Alliance Defending Freedom. Prior to joining ADF, Beecher was the director of student programs at the Institute for Human Ecology at The Catholic University of America, where she coordinated programs relating to human rights, Catholic social teaching, and civic engagement. Beecher has also served as a civil rights analyst for the Conscience and Religious Freedom Division within the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Her responsibilities included engaging with ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit’s decision Thursday in L.W. v. Skrmetti to uphold Tennessee and Kentucky state laws that protect children from harmful and unnecessary medical procedures: “Tennessee and Kentucky are right to protect minors from harmful, irreversible, and experimental medical procedures that can permanently alter children’s bodies without any proven long-term benefit. Children suffering discomfort with their sex are best ...

ADF attorneys represent Michigan-based Christian Healthcare Centers

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Christiana Holcomb regarding the U.S. Department of Justice’s statement of interest filed in federal district court Friday in support of Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, a newly enacted law that protects female athletes from being forced to compete against males who identify as female: “We commend the DOJ for supporting a level playing field for female athletes. Idaho passed the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act because it seeks to protect equal athletic opportunities for girls and women across Idaho ...

Church represented by ADF attorneys to receive complete reimbursement for requested property improvements

College scraps discriminatory policy prohibiting use of facilities for religious purposes

Files friend-of-the-court-brief on behalf of parents, students, community members

Alliance Defending Freedom files lawsuit over unconstitutional speech policy