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Jonathan Larcomb, Senior Counsel

Jonathan M. Larcomb serves as senior counsel for the Center for Academic Freedom with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he represents college students and student organizations defending their First Amendment-protected liberties by challenging unconstitutional “speech zones” and discriminatory speech policies on college and university campuses. Before joining ADF, Larcomb spent 17 years in public service, most recently serving as an Assistant Chief Counsel for Immigration and Customs Enforcement for nearly 10 years. Prior to that, Larcomb worked for Office of the Attorney General of Virginia prosecuting computer crime and child exploitation cases and arguing criminal appeals before the Court of Appeals of Virginia and the Supreme Court of Virginia. He also served as an active duty officer in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps from 2000-2006 and currently holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel as a JAG officer in the Air National Guard. Larcomb received his Juris Doctor from Regent University School of Law in 1999. He graduated cum laude in 1996 with a B.S. in Political Science from Wabash College where he also minored in Philosophy. Larcomb is a member of the Virginia bar and is admitted to practice in a number of federal district courts.

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Multiple groups ask US Supreme Court to take case to rein in immunity for lawbreaking govt officials

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ADF lawsuit prompted policy change at Arkansas State University, but lower court left no consequences for officials who acted unconstitutionally Tuesday, Mar 9, 2021 WASHINGTON – Multiple groups have filed friend-of-the-court briefs encouraging the U.S. Supreme Court to take an Arkansas State University student’s case against university officials. Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing the student, Ashlyn Hoggard, are […]

ADF letter prompts New York high school to accept conservative student club

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ADF represents student at Harrison High School Wednesday, Jan 13, 2021 HARRISON, N.Y. – Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing a Harrison High School student and his conservative student club have secured official recognition from school district officials allowing the group equal access to resources and the ability to recruit new members. In June, ADF sent a letter on behalf of […]

Oral arguments completed at US Supreme Court in pivotal case on govt accountability

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January 12, 2021 WASHINGTON – Alliance Defending Freedom General Counsel Kristen Waggoner argued Tuesday before the U.S. Supreme Court in Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski, a case that asks whether government officials, including those at public colleges, will be accountable to victims when they violate constitutional rights. “Our constitutional rights are invaluable and must always be protected,” said Waggoner. […]
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