Tyson Langhofer

Tyson Langhofer serves as senior counsel on Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Free Speech.

Since joining ADF in 2015, Langhofer has represented numerous students and faculty at public high schools and colleges throughout the nation at all levels of state and federal court. He was a key member of the litigation team in many precedent-setting cases. For example, in Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski, the U.S. Supreme Court held that nominal damages are sufficient to convey Article III standing, ensuring that government officials are held accountable for violating constitutionally protected freedoms. In Meriwether v. Hartop, the Sixth Circuit became the first federal circuit court to hold that a public university cannot compel professors to refer to students using biologically inaccurate terms.

Before joining ADF, Langhofer was a partner at Stinson LLP, where he practiced commercial litigation from 2000 until joining ADF in 2015.

Langhofer is Peer Review Rated AV® Preeminent in Martindale-Hubbell. He is a sought-after speaker on legal and cultural issues. He regularly comments on free speech issues in television, radio, and print media. He has appeared as a guest and written pieces for numerous major media outlets, including The Washington Post,The Washington Times, USA Today, Townhall, The Federalist, and The Daily Wire.

Langhofer earned his Juris Doctor from Regent University School of Law in 1999, graduating cum laude. Langhofer is admitted to practice in multiple states, the U.S. Supreme Court, and numerous federal district and appellate courts.