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Kristen Waggoner

Kristen Waggoner serves as the senior vice president of the U.S. legal division and general counsel, Arizona, with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). In this role, she oversees the U.S. legal division, a team of 60 attorneys and staff who engage in litigation, public advocacy and legislative support. Kristen has extensive experience in civil litigation, employment, education, nonprofit and constitutional law, and since she’s assumed the role of senior vice president, ADF has prevailed as lead counsel in six U.S. Supreme Court victories. She has testified before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on religious freedom issues, and has regularly commented on those issues in TV, radio and print media, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, CBS, ABC and Fox News.
Learn more about Kristen by visiting ADF’s website.

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Standing Up for Our Religious Freedoms

Jim Daly and John Fuller discuss current events related to religious freedoms in the United States. Joining the discussion are football coach Joe Kennedy and his lawyer, Kelly Shackelford, who are waging a legal battle for Joe’s First Amendment right to freedom of religion after he was fired for his custom of praying on the field after games. Attorney Kristen Waggoner also offers her insights.