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Before joining the Alliance Defending Freedom team, Jessica served as a writer and legislative assistant to three congressmen and US Senator Ben Sasse.

… Theriot serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Life Team working to defend pro-life speech and protect medical rights of … forum in city buses. He was also one of several ADF attorneys who assisted Mississippi’s legal team with …

… Julia Payne serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Life. In this role, she defends the … both beginning and end of life issues. Before joining ADF, Payne worked at the Office of the Indiana Attorney … argued cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, the Southern District of Indiana, and Indiana state …

… to joining HHS, Bowman was an accomplished litigator at ADF for over ten years. He filed and argued NIFLA v. Becerra in the lower federal courts, a case where the Supreme Court later protected the free speech … at the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and for Judge John M. Roll at the U.S. District …

… M. Kilmartin serves as senior counsel and chief of staff to CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner at Alliance Defending Freedom. Kilmartin also directs the Grants & Funding Program … and as chief of staff and then deputy assistant secretary for policy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for …

… vice president of U.S. litigation with Alliance Defending Freedom. He has been practicing law for over 25 years, and currently supervises attorneys and … v. Preczewski , successfully securing nominal damages to hold government officials liable for constitutional …

… completed fellowships at the Institute for Free Speech and ADF. Next, she clerked for the Honorable L. Steven Grasz on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Rechtenbach was also commissioned as a Blackstone … More Than Mere “Constitutional Window Dressing”: Why the Press Clause Should Protect a Limited Right to Gather …

… defending the right of Christian adoption agencies to operate in accordance with the teachings of their faith; … opportunities in colleges and schools.  Prior to joining ADF in 2018, Mr. Brooks worked with the New York law firm of … a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights …

… defends pro-life laws and organizations. Before joining ADF, Pope was an associate at a large law firm in Kansas … Eric E. Murphy on the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. She graduated magna cum laude from Notre Dame Law … from the University of Kansas. Pope is admitted to practice law in Missouri. … Allison Pope … Legal Counsel … …

… 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 … laws before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Prior to his government service, Wagner was an …