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… Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Comer in the 2016-2017 term , Town of Greece v. Galloway and Conestoga … outstanding law students—representing 227 schools and 21 countries—from the world-class Blackstone Legal Fellowship … Hodel. A graduate of the University of Kentucky, Sears has continued his education with professional instruction at …

… defending the right of Christian adoption agencies to operate in accordance with the teachings of their faith; … Catholic diocese as friends of the court, defending school choice. In addition, he filed a friend-of-the-court brief in … of the state bars of New York and North Carolina. He has been married since 1985, and has five children and one …

… and a master of arts in theology from Biola University. He has previously written for the Ethics and Religious Liberty … Advocates for Faith and Freedom, and his personal blog, the Religion and Politics Blog . … Neal Hardin … Web Manager & Writer … Neal Hardin …

… M. Kilmartin serves as senior counsel and chief of staff to CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner at … also directs the Grants & Funding Program which, to date, has awarded approximately $55 million in grant funds to … in Big Law for just under a decade, including in the U.S. Supreme Court on several occasions. In 2014, Kilmartin …

… Conscience Initiatives at Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, he regularly defends the constitutional and … creative professionals, medical professionals, and others to live out their faith in the workplace without government … 2006. After law school, he clerked for judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the U.S. District …

… as senior counsel and director of strategic engagement with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he plays a key role … with the Strategic Relations and Training Team. His work has encompassed a broad range of litigation, with a primary … university’s requirement that forced unwilling students to contribute to campus activist groups. He led the challenge …

… as legal counsel for the Center for Christian Ministries with Alliance Defending Freedom. Reed litigates on behalf of churches, Christian ministries, and religious schools to defend their constitutionally protected rights under the … He graduated from Kent State University summa cum laude in 2016 with a B.A. in political science—American politics. In …

… Hailey Vrdolyak serves as legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the … Before joining ADF, Vrdolyak served as a law clerk to Judge Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals … and political science from the University of Notre Dame in 2016. She is a 2017 Blackstone Fellow. She is a member of the …

… team. Before joining ADF, Dobbs served as an extern to Judge Consuelo M. Callahan at the U.S. Court of Appeals … with great distinction. He previously worked at ADF from 2016 to 2019 as a communication integrity specialist. He has a B.A. from Biola University, where he majored in piano …

… of U.S. litigation with Alliance Defending Freedom. He has been practicing law for over 25 years, and currently … and ACSTO v. Winn , successfully defending a school choice tax credit program. Cortman also served as co-counsel … v. Preczewski , successfully securing nominal damages to hold government officials liable for constitutional …