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… Defending Freedom’s Appellate Team. Since joining ADF in 2017, Warner has focused primarily on protecting the freedom of Christians to freely exercise their faith in the marketplace without fear of government …

… with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he was a member of the Center for Christian Ministries. Schmitt advanced … laude from the University of Illinois College of Law in 2017. During law school, Paul externed with the Illinois … also completed the ADF leadership development program to become a Blackstone Fellow. He received his Bachelor of the …

… on preserving and reclaiming religious freedom, freedom of speech, and freedom of association for students and … public college cannot get a free pass after they violate a student’s constitutional rights. In Meriwether v. Hartop , … must grant religious student organizations equal access when distributing student activity fee funding. And in DeJohn …

… Over the last decade, she has been on the front lines of high-profile, precedent-setting cases challenging federal … as deputy solicitor general for the state of Missouri from 2017 to 2020 and as assistant solicitor general for the state of West Virginia from 2013 to 2017. In these roles, she argued 26 federal and state …

… Jonathan Scruggs Senior Counsel, Vice President of Litigation Strategy & Center for Conscience Initiatives … Scruggs serves as senior counsel and vice president of litigation strategy and the Center for Conscience … of professionals and business owners to live out their faith as well as the litigation efforts to protect equal …

… Board Member Michael Whitehead has nearly 50 years of experience as a Kansas City trial attorney defending … of Columbia, Mo. v. Comer , “the playground case.” In 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of Mike’s … in the Supreme Court on Southern Baptist views of family, faith, and religious freedom. In 1995-2001, he was executive …

… to neutralize mounting corporate hostility to people of faith and to encourage corporations to respect free speech, … the First Amendment freedoms of college students and student organizations on university campuses. Before joining …

… Ali Kilmartin Senior Counsel, Vice President of Allied Legal Affairs Alison (Ali) M. Kilmartin serves as senior counsel and vice president of Allied Legal Affairs with Alliance Defending Freedom. In … in ADF’s network have played important roles in hundreds of precedent-setting matters and 74 victories at the U.S. …

… Don Ziel Vice President of Church & Ministry Alliance and Assistant General Counsel … without unnecessary legal barriers. Ziel has more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit ministry organizations … without unnecessary legal barriers. Ziel has more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit ministry organizations …

… R. Thapar and the Honorable Raymond M. Kethledge, both of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, and for the … his J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2017, where he graduated first in his class.  He also served …  He completed ADF’s Blackstone Legal Fellowship in 2017.  Prior to law school, Barnett earned a Bachelor of Arts …