Statement on the Appointment of Melissa Rogers “We look forward to working with her in her new role to protect religious liberty for all,” stated Kristina Arriaga

Becket Law welcomes the appointment of Melissa Rogers as the new Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. President Obama appointed Rogers to the position, which is responsible for overseeing Administration efforts to partner with religious organizations, on March 13, 2013.

“Melissa has been a widely respected voice in the field of religious liberty for many years and we have had a fruitful working relationship with her,” stated Kristina Arriaga, Becket’s Executive Director. “We look forward to working with her in her new role to protect religious liberty for all.”

Becket Law is a non-profit, public-interest law firm dedicated to protecting the free expression of all religious traditions—from Anglicans to Zoroastrians. For 18 years its attorneys have been recognized as experts in the field of church-state law. Becket recently won a 9-0 victory in Hosanna-Tabor v. EEOC, which The Wall Street Journal called one of “the most important religious liberty cases in a half century.”

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