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Michael Ross, Legal Counsel

Michael Ross serves as legal counsel for the Center for Academic Freedom with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he defends the First Amendment freedoms of college students and student organizations on university campuses. Before joining ADF in 2019, Ross worked at the Law Office of Scott D. Bergthold where he represented cities and counties across the country against sexually oriented businesses. Ross earned his Juris Doctor in 2016 from Vanderbilt Law School, where he served as president of the Christian Legal Society and executive authorities editor for the Vanderbilt Transnational Law Journal. He obtained B.A.’s in mathematics and religious studies from Vanderbilt University in 2010. Ross is a member of the bar in Tennessee.

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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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