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… Justice Amy Coney Barrett's recent confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court is truly momentous and a cause for … more personal. Serving in public life as a conservative, a Christian, a woman, and a lawyer can be lonely. There simply haven't been many of us living at the intersection of these …

… of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. When she joined ADF in 2012, Kiefer worked to defend the constitutionally protected freedom of churches, religious schools, and Christian ministries to exercise their faith without …

… the world. Waggoner oversees the efforts of more than 400 ADF team members in seven global offices as well as … courts and tribunals. It has also successfully secured the release of hundreds of imprisoned Christians around the … constitutional cases such as Stormans v. Wiesman (pharmacists’ conscience rights), State ex rel Gallwey v. …

… director of the Center for Parental Rights. Since joining ADF in 2015, Anderson has focused on protecting the … in pre-enforcement challenges to laws that would force them to promote messages contradicting their core … , a pivotal case in defense of freedom of conscience for pharmacists in Washington state. Anderson obtained her law …

… for the Nebraska Law Review and as a research assistant to Professor Richard Duncan. Following law school, … completed fellowships at the Institute for Free Speech and ADF. Next, she clerked for the Honorable L. Steven Grasz on … More Than Mere “Constitutional Window Dressing”: Why the Press Clause Should Protect a Limited Right to Gather …

… You might think a commitment to protecting unborn life would be an asset for a midwife. In … with the university’s Equal Opportunities Policy. (I don’t think the university saw the irony of this reasoning.) We … submitted yet another appeal — this time with the help of ADF International, and the decision was overturned at last. I …

… 22, 1973. And while Peggy had encountered the issue of abortion during her undergraduate studies on the West Coast, … Roe v. Wade decision, Peggy sensed an irresistible calling to get involved. “I knew I had to do something,” Peggy writes in her book Foot Soldiers …

… get rid of the cigarette,” Jean Marie told her. “You can’t smoke in my car.” The woman threw away the cigarette and … overturning Roe ,” says Julia Payne, legal counsel with ADF’s Center for Life. “Lawmakers often accuse pregnancy … they do not provide or refer for abortions.” “We don’t force anything on women,” Jean Marie says. “I don’t care what …

… M. Kilmartin serves as senior counsel and chief of staff to CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner at … Kilmartin also directs the Grants & Funding Program which, to date, has awarded approximately $55 million in grant funds to thousands of legal projects and cases, many of which have …

… of strategic communications plans for the expansion of ADF’s mission into state legal advocacy efforts, … Watts represents ADF at external events, conferences, press conferences, and in the media. Watts also develops … crisis communications processes and plans. Prior to joining ADF, Watts spent nearly 20 years in various roles …