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… for the Nebraska Law Review and as a research assistant to Professor Richard Duncan. Following law school, … More Than Mere “Constitutional Window Dressing”: Why the Press Clause Should Protect a Limited Right to Gather …

… plans for the expansion of ADF’s mission into state legal advocacy efforts, collaborating closely with … 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 …

… principles. She convened coalitions of strategic partners to support the protection of religious freedom and launched … law firm, East Asia team leader in the U.S. Department of State’s Office of International Human Rights, and director of … the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. She was an adjunct professor at Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason …

… cannot get a free pass after they violate a student’s constitutional rights. In Meriwether v. Hartop , the U.S. … ruled that public universities cannot compel professors to say things they do not believe. In Adams v. Trustees of … freely on campus. Barham has also testified before several state legislatures on the importance of protecting First …

… M. Kilmartin serves as senior counsel and chief of staff to CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner at … appointee in the Trump Administration, serving the U.S. Department of Labor as deputy chief of staff in the Office … J.D. summa cum laude and was first in her class at Penn State Law. She is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, …

… the rights of students, professors, and organizations to speak, associate, and worship freely. Before joining ADF, … 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 landmark … in Kansas City, also teaching courses as associate professor of church and law. Mike grew up in Independence, MO …

… Defending Freedom. Before joining ADF, Gilio contributed to the litigation efforts of numerous public interest law … Gilio graduated magna cum laude with a J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law in 2021 and cum laude from … and Writing, Eighth Edition as a Research Assistant for Professor Jeremy Francis. Gilio is admitted to practice law …

… Center for Life Team at Alliance Defending Freedom. Prior to joining ADF, Wilson served as chief of civil litigation … Idaho attorney general. In that role, he supervised the state’s civil litigation docket and led a team that defended … editor of the Law Review. He also served as an adjunct professor at the University of Idaho College of Law teaching …

… 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 … as Stormans v. Wiesman (pharmacists’ conscience rights), State ex rel Gallwey v. Grimm (financial aid to religious …