Emilie Kao, JD Counsel & Vice-President,
Alliance Defending Freedom
Emilie Kao, J.D. is Senior Counsel and Vice-President of Advocacy Strategy at Alliance Defending Freedom. She is a Visiting Fellow for the Heritage Foundation’s Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family and is a national authority on religious freedom. Emilie earned her Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School. She is a member of the Supreme Court Bar and the bar associations of California and the District of Columbia.
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The Government's Overreach: How Gender Ideology Harms Children
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Foster Parent Denied Adoption Due to Religious Beliefs on Sex and Gender
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What Rights Do Students Have in Education?
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How Can Parents Become Involved
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Gender Ideology Dishonors God and the Body
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Gender Ideology: Teaching Kids to Disobey Their Parents
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