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… Defending Freedom. In this role, he serves as counsel to ADF as it carries out its organizational mission and leads … 2008. Ziel earned his bachelor’s degree in history at the University of Illinois and spent four years serving as a campus staff …

… of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Before that, Widmalm-Delphonse served as staff attorney with the … his B.A., with distinction, in Political Science, from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Widmalm-Delphonse is a …

… 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 science. … …

… earned her J.D., with highest distinction, from the University of Nebraska College of Law and was selected for … completed fellowships at the Institute for Free Speech and ADF. Next, she clerked for the Honorable L. Steven … More Than Mere “Constitutional Window Dressing”: Why the Press Clause Should Protect a Limited Right to Gather …

… Watts represents ADF at external events, conferences, press conferences, and in the media. Watts also develops … 20 years in various roles within the political, public policy, and non-profit sectors. He held campaign and official … in Lewisville, Texas. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi and his Bachelor of Arts in history …

… Center for Academic Freedom representing clients seeking to speak freely on campus without fear of unconstitutional … in cases such as  Queens College Students for Life v. City University of New York Board of Trustees , Ratio Christi v. … representing students in eliminating restrictive “speech zones” and discriminatory student organization funding …

… term, and Geneva College v. Burwell and Southern Nazarene University v. Burwell in the 2015-2016 term. Under Sears’ … and commissions. Legislators in 20 states have adopted his policy recommendations. Sears has assisted legislators and … The New York Times , The Washington Post , the Associated Press, The Washington Times , The Seattle Post-Intelligencer …

… , the Supreme Court of the United States ruled 8–1 that officials at a public college cannot get a free pass … things they do not believe. In Adams v. Trustees of the University of North Carolina-Wilmington , the 4th Circuit … Circuit eliminated an unconstitutional speech code that restricted Christian and conservative students from speaking …

… primarily advising Church and Ministry Alliance members to best protect their religious liberty rights. Prior to … and advocates. Bongiorno earned her J.D. from University of Wisconsin Law and obtained her B.A., summa cum … Liberty Fellow. Bongiorno is admitted to the Wisconsin and Illinois bars and the Western District of Wisconsin federal …

… with a primary focus on religious liberty, free speech, student privacy, conscience rights of creative … professionals, and the First Amendment freedoms of public university students and professors. Lorence argued before the …  case in 1999, challenging the university’s requirement that forced unwilling students to contribute to campus …