The ACLJ has one of the most respected and experienced teams of attorneys and staff, who work with international bodies, engage in domestic and international litigation, provide legal services, advise individuals and government agencies, and counsel clients on human rights issues.
The Docket Blog covers legal, legislative, and cultural issues of the day. Its writers are part of the ACLJ’s legal, legislative, and media teams; and they are all dedicated to the principle that religious freedom and freedom of speech are universal, inalienable, God-given rights for all people.
Jay Sekulow is Chief Counsel of the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), one of the most prestigious law firms in the country. He is an accomplished Supreme Court advocate, renowned expert on religious liberty, and a respected broadcaster.
Jordan Sekulow is the Executive Director for the ACLJ. He is the host of the Jordan Sekulow Show, a syndicated radio program that provides cutting analysis of today's political and legal landscape.
Nathanael Bennett is the Director of Government Affairs for the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), as well as the Main Representative to the United Nations in New York, NY for the European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ).
David French is a Senior Counsel for the ACLJ. A Kentucky native, David is a 1994 graduate (cum laude) of Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts and a 1991 graduate (summa cum laude, valedictorian) of Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Brett Joshpe is Of Counsel with the American Center for Law & Justice in New York City.
Tiffany Barrans is the International Legal Director at the ACLJ, and an associate counsel in domestic matters. She assists in cases throughout Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, and coordinates between the ACLJ and international affiliates.
Anna Sekulow is a contributor to the Jordan Sekulow Show and a new media strategist who has consulted political campaigns, corporations, and nonprofits.
Geoffrey Surtees is an attorney with the ACLJ and specializes in religious civil liberties. Since joining the ACLJ as an attorney in 2001, Geoff has been active in a wide array of First Amendment cases.
CeCe Heil is a Senior Counsel for the ACLJ specializing in public policy and global legal matters including the United Nations. She heads a team of lawyers handling cases involving life, US National Security, and Islamic extremism.
Matthew Clark is an associate counsel with the ACLJ in Media & Government Affairs. He graduated from Regent University, earning a Juris Doctor and Master's in Public Policy and serving as Editor-in-Chief of the Regent Journal of Law & Public Policy.
James M. Henderson, Sr. is Senior Counsel of the ACLJ in the Washington, D.C. office. Henderson emphasizes in federal civil rights and constitutional law and has served as co-counsel in numerous cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.
Edward White is Senior Counsel with the ACLJ and has been practicing law for more than twenty years. He specializes in the areas of free speech, religious freedom, sanctity of human life, and traditional family values.
Dr. Sherif Meleka, a physician specializing in pain management with the rank of Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore. He is also a respected writer in his native Egypt.
Walter M. Weber is Senior Litigation Counsel for the ACLJ in the Washington, D.C. office. A highly regarded legal writer, Weber received his bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and his law degree from Yale Law School.
The Docket Blog’s writers are part of the ACLJ’s legal, legislative, and media teams; and they are all dedicated to the principle that religious freedom and freedom of speech are universal, inalienable, God-given rights for all people.

