Stephen Cranney has a dual PhD in sociology and demography from the University of Pennsylvania and is a freelance data scientist in the Washington, DC, area.
General Counsel, Center for American Liberty
Mark Trammell is the General Counsel at Center for American Liberty where he is dedicated to defending First Amendment freedoms and civil liberties.
Prior to joining the Center for American Liberty, Trammell served as in-house counsel to Young America’s Foundation, where he advocated for and defended students’ free speech rights on college campuses. He has also served as an attorney at Liberty Counsel and as an adjunct professor at Liberty University.
Trammell is a member of the Maryland bar and the Virginia bar. He is a graduate of Liberty University School of Law and Union University. Trammell currently serves on the Board of Trustees at Gateway Seminary of the Southern Baptist Convention.
General Counsel, Center for American Liberty
Mark Trammell is the General Counsel at Center for American Liberty where he is dedicated to defending First Amendment freedoms and civil liberties.
Prior to joining the Center for American Liberty, Trammell served as in-house counsel to Young America’s Foundation, where he advocated for and defended students’ free speech rights on college campuses. He has also served as an attorney at Liberty Counsel and as an adjunct professor at Liberty University.
Trammell is a member of the Maryland bar and the Virginia bar. He is a graduate of Liberty University School of Law and Union University. Trammell currently serves on the Board of Trustees at Gateway Seminary of the Southern Baptist Convention.
CEO, President, and General Counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom
As the CEO, president, and general counsel of Alliance Defending Freedom, Kristen Waggoner leads the faith-based organization in advancing every person’s God-given right to live and speak the truth in the U.S. and around the world. She oversees more than 450 ADF team members in 10 global offices.
Since 2011, ADF has won 15 cases at the U.S. Supreme Court, three of which were argued by Waggoner: Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Uzuebgunam v. Presczewski, and 303 Creative v. Elenis. ADF also has a strong record of international success at the European Court of Human Rights, United Nations, and other leading courts and tribunals and has secured the release of more than 1,000 imprisoned Christians.
After clerking with Washington Supreme Court Justice Richard B. Sanders, Waggoner practiced law for over 16 years at a Seattle firm before joining ADF in 2013. She is Peer Review Rated AV® Preeminent™ in Martindale-Hubbell. Waggoner is a sought-after public speaker who often appears in national and international media outlets.
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Creighton Roland Meland, Stephen Cranney
The story of Jack Phillips and his cake shop—Masterpiece Cakeshop—is by now familiar. Jack Phillips...
Litigation Update: Jack Phillips and Masterpiece Cakeshop
Mark Trammell
Jack Phillips, of Masterpiece Cakeshop fame, is back in court for the third time since the Supreme...
Litigation Update: Jack Phillips and Masterpiece Cakeshop
Teleforum15th Annual Orange County Religion & The Law Symposium
Orange County Lawyers Chapter
Orange, CATopics
Faulty Union “Math” Doesn’t Add Up to a Public-Sector Right to Strike
An April 5, 2018, post on Onlabor.org [https://onlabor.org/will-masterpiece-cakeshop-and-janus-create-a-first-amendment-right-to-strike-for-teachers/] argues that, if the U.S. Supreme Court rules for...