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… Board Member Michael Whitehead has nearly 50 years of experience as a Kansas City trial attorney defending churches and ministries from trial courts to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1981, Mike was co-counsel in a … of Columbia, Mo. v. Comer , “the playground case.” In 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of Mike’s …

… Timothy D. Chandler Senior Counsel, Vice President of Church & Ministry Alliance Engagement & Strategic Projects … brings nearly two decades of legal and training experience to developing and implementing long-range strategies to grow, … law. With a passion for strategic collaboration, Chandler leads a diverse team that runs many of ADF’s most strategic …

… specialist on conscience rights, parental rights, and free speech. Wilkinson previously served as legal counsel for ADF … involving fundamental freedoms before the European Court of Human Rights and the Courts of England and Wales. He has been a contributor to prestigious media outlets including The Hill , The …

… leaders. Also, John speaks at events regarding the topics of religious liberty, the sanctity of life, and marriage and family. John received a Bachelors in Sacred … the Friends of the Cathedral, a non-profit group dedicated to heightening awareness of the cathedral in Phoenix, as well …

… Matt Sharp Senior Counsel, Director of Center for Legislative Advocacy Matt Sharp serves as … on important cases advancing religious freedom and free speech. He has won cases upholding the rights of students to form religious clubs, invite classmates to church, and …

… for Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Academic Freedom. Before joining ADF, Hoffmann clerked for the Honorable Robert J. Luck of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and served as an …

… religious liberty at the state level and works out of ADF’s Ashburn, VA office. Prior to joining ADF, Chafuen spent three years as a white-collar … to the Hon. Alice Batchelder on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Chafuen earned his J.D. from Notre Dame Law …

… Alliance Defending Freedom. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy Magna Cum Laude from The Catholic University of America in 2014 and a Master of Arts in Politics from Hillsdale College in 2018. Maureen …

… ADF as a first-year lawyer fellow on the Life Team. Prior to joining ADF, Kisley clerked for the Honorable Eric E. Murphy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and for the Honorable … III on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. She earned her J.D., magna cum laude , from …

… girls’ dorm rooms and locker rooms to males. Redefining “sex” in federal law to include “gender identity” and in doing so effectively robbing female athletes of opportunities and fairness in women’s sports, undermining … free speech, the sanctity of life, parental rights, and marriage and family. But this work is only possible with …