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… conscience rights of individuals being unjustly compelled to forfeit their beliefs under threat of government … defended the constitutionally protected right of a farmer to express his beliefs without fear of losing his license to … the state bars of Arizona and Washington, the U.S. Supreme Court, and several federal district and appellate courts. … …

… Defending Freedom. Bursch has argued 12 U.S. Supreme Court cases and three dozen state supreme court cases, and he … had the 3rd highest success rate for persuading justices to adopt his legal position. Bursch served as solicitor … clerk to the Honorable James B. Loken on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit. He received his J.D. magna cum …

… Her work focuses on protecting life from conception to natural death. Before joining ADF, Erica clerked on the Florida Supreme Court and Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal. She also … degree from the University of Miami. Erica is admitted to practice law in Florida, Virginia, and the District of …

… impacting religious liberty at the state level. Prior to joining ADF, Chafuen spent three years as a white-collar … clerk to the Hon. Alice Batchelder on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Chafuen earned his J.D. from Notre Dame Law School, …

… Defending Freedom where he safeguards parents’ rights to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their … in an unclaimed-property dispute before the U.S. Supreme Court, and defending Arkansas’s pro-life laws before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Prior to his government …

… ADF, Neihart clerked for judges on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado and the Colorado Court of Appeals. He also practiced law with a litigation firm in …

… his expertise in administrative and environmental law to represent clients on litigation, regulatory, and … for the Honorable Ricardo M. Urbina of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, interned for the Honorable Eric T. Washington of the D.C. Court of Appeals, and served on The George Washington International …

… Freedom. In this role, Tedesco leads ADF’s efforts to combat corporate cancel culture and build a business ethic … Colorado Civil Rights Commission before the U.S. Supreme Court and argued Phillips’ case at the Colorado Court of Appeals. He was also the lead brief writer in two other U.S. …

… defending the right of Christian adoption agencies to operate in accordance with the teachings of their faith; … school policies that usurp the right of parents to direct life-critical therapeutic choices for their own … Christian schools and a Catholic diocese as friends of the court, defending school choice. In addition, he filed a …

… responsible for working with U.S. legal litigation leaders to understand opportunities, needs, goals and priorities for … for ADF litigation, especially at the U.S. Supreme Court. Previously, Harvey led the Allied Legal Affairs team … the U.S. District Court in Colorado, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 4th, 6th, 9th, 10th, and 11th Circuits, and …