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… supervises attorneys and legal staff who specialize in constitutional law, focusing on religious freedom, free … victory that overturned Missouri’s denial of a religious school’s participation in a state funding program. Cortman … v. Preczewski , successfully securing nominal damages to hold government officials liable for constitutional …

… president for strategic initiatives and special counsel to the president at Alliance Defending Freedom. He oversees … assistant attorney general and deputy for legal counsel in the office of the Texas attorney general. In those roles, … program and is a Blackstone Fellow. Following law school, he clerked for the Honorable Patrick E. Higginbotham …

… alumni of the Blackstone Legal Fellowship. Prior to that role, she served as legal counsel of student training … along with other student trainings including the Law School Prep Academy and Journalism Academy. Before joining ADF full-time in 2014, Vizzerra worked as associate counsel at Denali …

… impacting religious liberty at the state level. Prior to joining ADF, Chafuen spent three years as a white-collar defense litigator at Weil, Gotshal & Manges in Washington, D.C. and one year as a law clerk to the Hon. … of Appeals. Chafuen earned his J.D. from Notre Dame Law School, graduating cum laude in 2015. While at Notre Dame, he …

… legislation protecting the fundamental rights of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their … children. Before joining ADF, Carpenter practiced law in Tennessee. Prior to becoming an attorney, Carpenter served … Action Badge. Carpenter received his J.D. from Vermont Law School, graduating cum laude in 2016. While at VLS, he was a …

… Rehnquist Fellow at Cooper & Kirk PLLC.  He then went on to clerk for the Honorable Amul R. Thapar and the Honorable … his J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2017, where he graduated first in his class.  He also … ADF’s Blackstone Legal Fellowship in 2017.  Prior to law school, Barnett earned a Bachelor of Arts in both history and …

… of the Center for Christian Ministries. Since joining ADF in 2015, Galus has represented a wide array of religious … litigation team in Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski , leading to a U.S. Supreme Court victory ensuring government officials … J.D., cum laude, in 2009 from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where he served as senior research editor of …

… assistant general counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, he serves as counsel to ADF as it carries out its organizational mission and leads … the organization’s in-house legal team and providing legal support on issues such as campus access, contract management, …

… of corporate engagement for Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, Tedesco leads ADF’s efforts to combat corporate cancel culture and build a business ethic … wins,  Reed v. Town of Gilbert  and  Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn . Tedesco has also argued …

… at Alliance Defending Freedom, where she writes for ADF’s Corporate Engagement and development teams. Emily holds an M.A. in government from Hillsdale College’s Van Andel Graduate School of Government in Washington, D.C., and a B.A. in …