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… as legal counsel for the Center for Academic Freedom with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he defends the rights … joining ADF, Spena served as Deputy Policy Director in the Missouri governor’s office where he oversaw the state’s regulatory reform efforts and worked to approve …

… defending churches and ministries from trial courts to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1981, Mike was co-counsel in a … of Mike’s clients, the students. He was local counsel with his son, Jonathan, also an attorney, in Trinity Lutheran … Christian school. He has served as general counsel for the Missouri Baptist Convention and recently won three cases …

… . Garrison was a federal prosecutor for 14 years and was U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri from 2018-2021. He personally prosecuted hundreds of … Staff College. Garrison graduated from Drury University with a bachelor of arts, magna cum laude , in political …

… D.C. Hawley has litigated extensively before the U.S. Supreme Court as well as numerous federal courts of appeals and state courts of last resort. She served as co-counsel to … as an associate professor of law at the University of Missouri. Her scholarship focuses primarily on federal courts …

… regarding ADF’s core issues to members and staff of the U.S. Congress, the White House, and federal agencies. In addition, he manages ADF’s state legislative efforts involving the freedom of speech. … Rapids, Michigan, and managed a state Senate campaign in Missouri. Pruitt earned his Juris Doctor with a certificate …

… the Texas attorney general. In those roles, he oversaw the state’s Special Litigation Unit, which handled critical … to that, he served as deputy for civil litigation for Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley, overseeing the state’s … in Texas, California (inactive), Missouri (inactive), the U.S. Supreme Court and numerous federal district and …

… and Ministry Alliance. McCutcheon began his legal career with Axon Enterprise, Inc. (formerly TASER International, … his Juris Doctorate in 2014. He is a member of the state bar of Arizona and Missouri. McCutcheon joined ADF to ensure people may continue …

… Senior Counsel Kevin Theriot serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of … states of Tennessee, Texas, Florida, Virginia, Georgia, Missouri, Kansas, and Arizona. He is also a member of the U.S. Supreme Court and numerous federal district and …

… in important roles in 52 victories at the U.S. Supreme Court, including Trinity Lutheran Church of … He has helped fashion the language for numerous state and federal laws and has testified before committees of … The New York Times , The Washington Post , the Associated Press, The Washington Times , The Seattle Post-Intelligencer …

… David A. Cortman Senior Counsel, Vice President of U.S. Litigation David A. Cortman serves as senior counsel and … hundreds of constitutional law cases in federal and state court. He has argued in the U.S. Supreme Court in … Church v. Comer , securing a 7-2 victory that overturned Missouri’s denial of a religious school’s participation in a …