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… Defending Freedom, where he plays a key role with the ADF Center for Academic Freedom. Since joining ADF in 2006, … ruled that public universities cannot compel professors to say things they do not believe. In Adams v. Trustees of … from speaking freely on campus. Barham has also testified before several state legislatures on the importance of …

… Defending Freedom where he safeguards parents’ rights to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children. Before joining ADF in 2022, Wagner served the state of Arkansas as deputy … Fellow. Immediately after law school, he clerked for then-Chief Judge Ed Carnes of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the …

… Defending Freedom. In this role, he serves as counsel to ADF as it carries out its organizational mission and leads … both in direct ministry and in operations leadership. Before joining ADF, Ziel served as senior director of Legal …

… for the Nebraska Law Review and as a research assistant to Professor Richard Duncan. Following law school, … completed fellowships at the Institute for Free Speech and ADF. Next, she clerked for the Honorable L. Steven Grasz on … More Than Mere “Constitutional Window Dressing”: Why the Press Clause Should Protect a Limited Right to Gather …

… and in appellate and U.S. Supreme Court matters, including ADF’s successful applications in  Idaho v. United States … Labrador v. Poe . Prior to joining ADF, Wilson served as chief of civil litigation and constitutional defense for the Idaho attorney general. In that role, he supervised the state’s …

… focuses on academic and religious freedom. Before joining ADF, Sechler had a long career in private practice, with … In August 2013, Sechler took a break from law practice to become a Distinguished Visitor from Practice at Penn State … where he graduated summa cum laude and was Editor-in-Chief of The Georgetown Law Journal . Following law school, …

… speech and religious liberty in collaboration with the chief legal counsel and litigation team directors. As the … defending the rights of professionals and business owners to live out their faith as well as the litigation efforts to … equal opportunities for women in athletics. Since joining ADF in 2006, Scruggs has worked on and prevailed in a variety …

… to Fortune 500 companies, including support for ADF’s litigation in College of the Ozarks v. Biden . Garrison … was a federal prosecutor for 14 years and was U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri from 2018-2021. … crimes prosecutor in 2007 and saw combat in Afghanistan as Chief of Operational Law for the I Marine Expeditionary Force …

… of strategic communications plans for the expansion of ADF’s mission into state legal advocacy efforts, … 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 …

… had the 3rd highest success rate for persuading justices to adopt his legal position. Bursch served as solicitor … Lawyers, Michigan Super Lawyers, and Benchmark Litigation. Before entering private practice, Bursch served as a law … the University of Minnesota Law School, where he served as Chief Note & Comment Editor for the Minnesota Law Review. …