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Before joining the Alliance Defending Freedom team, Jessica served as a writer and legislative assistant to three congressmen and US Senator Ben Sasse.

… Theriot serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Life Team working to defend pro-life speech and protect medical rights of … forum in city buses. He was also one of several ADF attorneys who assisted Mississippi’s legal team with …

… Julia Payne serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Life. In this role, she defends the … both beginning and end of life issues. Before joining ADF, Payne worked at the Office of the Indiana Attorney … argued cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, the Southern District of Indiana, and Indiana state …

… freedom, the sanctity of life, and family. From 2017 to 2020, Bowman was a senior executive service appointee in … to joining HHS, Bowman was an accomplished litigator at ADF for over ten years. He filed and argued NIFLA v. Becerra … at the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and for Judge John M. Roll at the U.S. District …

… 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 also commissioned as a Blackstone … More Than Mere “Constitutional Window Dressing”: Why the Press Clause Should Protect a Limited Right to Gather …

… defends pro-life laws and organizations. Before joining ADF, Pope was an associate at a large law firm in Kansas … Eric E. Murphy on the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. She graduated magna cum laude from Notre Dame Law … from the University of Kansas. Pope is admitted to practice law in Missouri. … Allison Pope … Legal Counsel … …

… vice president of U.S. litigation with Alliance Defending Freedom. He has been practicing law for over 25 years, and currently supervises attorneys and … v. Preczewski , successfully securing nominal damages to hold government officials liable for constitutional …

… Defending Freedom where he safeguards parents’ rights to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children. Before joining ADF in 2022, Wagner served the state of Arkansas as deputy … laws before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Prior to his government service, Wagner was an …

… Schandevel serves as senior counsel on Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Advocacy Team. In that role, he represents ADF clients of all stripes at the appellate level, preserving lower-court victories and seeking to overturn unjust results. Among other clients, he has …

… Defending Freedom, where he plays a key role with the ADF Center for Academic Freedom. Since joining ADF in 2006, … v. Hartop , the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ruled that public universities cannot compel professors to say things they do not believe. In Adams v. Trustees of …