ADF attorney, former Atlanta fire chief to testify before Congress on FADA Tuesday
WHAT: Hearing on Religious Liberty and H.R. 2802, the First Amendment Defense Act
WHEN: Tuesday, July 12, at 10 a.m. EDT
WHERE: House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2154, 45 Independence Ave. SW, Washington
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Participants will discuss how the Supreme Court’s Obergefell v. Hodges ruling affects individuals who and organizations that maintain a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction about marriage and will review how FADA can ensure Americans are not treated unfairly by the government for such a belief or conviction. Participants include the following:
- Kristen Waggoner, senior counsel and senior vice president of US legal advocacy, Alliance Defending Freedom
- Kelvin Cochran, former Atlanta fire chief, former U.S. fire administrator in the Obama administration, and ADF client in Cochran v. City of Atlanta
- Mike Lee, U.S. senator, R-Utah
- Raúl Labrador, U.S. congressman, R-Idaho, 1st Congressional District
- Barney Frank, former U.S. congressman, D-Mass., 4th Congressional District
- Matthew J. Franck, Ph.D.
- Jim Obergefell, plaintiff in Obergefell v. Hodges
- Katherine Franke, Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher professor of law and director of the Center for Gender and Sexuality Law, Columbia School of Law
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ABOUT Kristen Waggoner
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.