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… leads the Allied Legal Affairs team, which is dedicated to recruiting, engaging with, and strategically deploying … matters and 74 victories at the U.S. Supreme Court, including serving as lead or co-counsel alongside ADF … Catholic entities challenging the Obamacare contraceptive mandate, which ultimately resulted in a win in Zubik v. …

… of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. Just prior to joining ADF, Widmalm-Delphonse clerked for the Honorable Sara Ellis of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Before that, Widmalm-Delphonse served as staff …

… Defending Freedom. In this role, he serves as counsel to ADF as it carries out its organizational mission and leads … his bachelor’s degree in history at the University of Illinois and spent four years serving as a campus staff … complete his law degree, cum laude , at the University of Illinois. Ziel is licensed to practice law in Illinois, …

… Christian Ministries. Schmitt advanced litigation efforts to maintain and defend the constitutionally protected freedom … for the Honorable Michael S. Kanne on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and litigated as an … his law degree magna cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law in 2017. During law school, Paul …

… and public advocacy. ADF also provides legal resources to nearly 4,000 churches and ministries through its Ministry … Since 2011, ADF has won 15 cases at the U.S. Supreme Court, including serving on Mississippi’s legal team in the … courts and tribunals. It has also successfully secured the release of hundreds of imprisoned Christians around the …

… conscience rights of individuals being unjustly compelled to forfeit their beliefs under threat of government … one of several ADF challenges to the Obama-era federal mandate that denied students, parents, and community members … the state bars of Arizona and Washington, the U.S. Supreme Court, and several federal district and appellate courts. … …

… and Scholarship. In this role, Shafer devotes his efforts to strategic research and innovation. Since joining ADF in … with honors in 1995. He is admitted to the bar in Ohio and Illinois, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court, and numerous federal district and appellate courts. … …

… Before joining ADF, Vrdolyak served as a law clerk to Judge Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Portland, Oregon. … Blackstone Fellow. She is a member of the state bar of Illinois and the federal bar of the Ninth Circuit. … Hailey …

… serving on the ADF Board was motivated by his commitment to defending the rights and privileges of people of faith, … Conferences and Events. Rogers graduated from Western Illinois University, where he earned a B.A. in political … Conferences and Events. Rogers graduated from Western Illinois University, where he earned a B.A. in political …

… He most recently joined ADF in December 2020. From 2017 to 2020, Bowman was a senior executive service appointee in … in the lower federal courts, a case where the Supreme Court later protected the free speech of pro-life pregnancy … the first court order blocking Obamacare’s abortion pill mandate in Newland v. Sebelius . He went on to win several …