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… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 … Law for just under a decade, including in the U.S. Supreme Court on several occasions. In 2014, Kilmartin successfully …

… the world. Waggoner oversees the efforts of more than 400 ADF team members in seven global offices as well as … and public advocacy. ADF also provides legal resources to nearly 4,000 churches and ministries through its Ministry … courts and tribunals. It has also successfully secured the release of hundreds of imprisoned Christians around the …

… 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 …

… Defending Freedom, where he plays a key role with the ADF Center for Academic Freedom. Since joining ADF in 2006, … been instrumental in securing several strategic appellate court victories. In Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski , the Supreme … ruled that public universities cannot compel professors to say things they do not believe. In Adams v. Trustees of …

… Appellate Advocacy Team, where he represents various ADF clients before appellate courts across the country. … Rehnquist Fellow at Cooper & Kirk PLLC.  He then went on to clerk for the Honorable Amul R. Thapar and the Honorable … District of Columbia, and before several U.S. Courts of Appeal. … Legal Counsel … Cody Barnett …

… on his experience as longtime leader of the organization to strengthen alliances, forge new relationships, and develop … from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF team committed to a comprehensive legal strategy that … The New York Times , The Washington Post , the Associated Press, The Washington Times , The Seattle Post-Intelligencer …

… Appellate Advocacy Team. In that role, he represents ADF clients primarily at the appellate level and specializes in litigation before the U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Courts of Appeals. Since 2011, Gray has served … bars of Georgia, Arizona, and Virginia, Gray is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, 12 U.S. Courts of …

… Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Team. Since joining ADF in 2017, Warner has focused primarily on protecting the freedom of Christians to freely exercise their faith in the marketplace without … represented a Christian high school student on appeal at the Second Circuit, where the court entered a …