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Alison (Ali) M. Kilmartin serves as senior counsel and vice president of Allied Legal Affairs with Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, she leads the Allied Legal Affairs team, which is dedicated to recruiting, engaging with, and strategically deploying over 4,700 attorneys aligned with ADF’s mission to protect and promote life, religious liberty, free speech, marriage and family, and parental rights. Attorneys in ADF’s network have played important roles in hundreds of precedent-setting matters and 74 victories at the U.S. Supreme Court, including serving as lead ...

… v. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System  case in 1999, challenging the university’s requirement that … of Faith v. Board of Education of the City of New York  case. Lorence also defended the right of conscience in  Elane … v. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System  case in 1999, challenging the university’s requirement that …

… home-school their children, including the In Re Rachel L. case in California; vindicating the rights of religious … home-school their children, including the In Re Rachel L. case in California; vindicating the rights of religious …

… including serving on Mississippi’s legal team in the case that overturned Roe v. Wade . Waggoner successfully … Presczewski and argued 303 Creative v. Elenis , her third case before the Supreme Court in December 2022. … including serving on Mississippi’s legal team in the case that overturned Roe v. Wade . Waggoner successfully …

… before the U.S. Supreme Court and argued Phillips’ case at the Colorado Court of Appeals. He was also the lead … before the U.S. Supreme Court and argued Phillips’ case at the Colorado Court of Appeals. He was also the lead …

… team in the historic Eweida and others v. United Kingdom case, where the court handed down a landmark ruling on … team in the historic Eweida and others v. United Kingdom case, where the court handed down a landmark ruling on …

John Bursch is senior counsel and vice president of appellate advocacy with Alliance Defending Freedom. Bursch has argued 12 U.S. Supreme Court cases and three dozen state supreme court cases, and he has successfully litigated six matters with at least $1 billion at stake.

Rory Gray, Esq., serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he plays a strategic role on the Appellate Advocacy Team.

… Supreme Court. In 1981, Mike was co-counsel in a landmark case before the U.S. Supreme Court, Widmar v. Vincent (454 US … Church of Columbia, Mo. v. Comer , “the playground case.” In 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of … Supreme Court. In 1981, Mike was co-counsel in a landmark case before the U.S. Supreme Court, Widmar v. Vincent (454 US …

Denise Harle serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is the director of the Center for Life.