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Dena Sher

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµWashington Legislative Office

Bio

Dena is legislative counsel at the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµWashington Legislative Office. Sher joined the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµin 2011, after four years as the the state legislative counsel with Americans United for Separation of Church and State. She worked with legislators, activists, and coalition partners on legislation, policy, and ballot initiatives that affected religious liberties, including school vouchers, healthcare refusals and religion in the workplace. She was also an Equal Justice Works fellow at Americans United. Her Equal Justice Works project investigated how programs funded under President Bush’s Faith-Based Initiative were implemented. Sher also worked on many of the cases litigated by AU during her fellowship.

Sher is a graduate of George Washington University Law School and Georgetown University.


Featured work

Nov 20, 2013

Army Right to Halt 'Extremism' Training, Protect First Amendment Rights

Army Right to Halt 'Extremism' Training, Protect First Amendment Rights

Aug 21, 2013

School vouchers aren’t just bad policy—they’re unpopular, too

School vouchers aren’t just bad policy—they’re unpopular, too

Jun 20, 2013

The Good, Bad, and Ugly for Religious Liberty and LGBT Rights in Defense Bill

The Good, Bad, and Ugly for Religious Liberty and LGBT Rights in Defense Bill

Apr 30, 2013

Why ENDA's Religious Exemption Must Be Narrowed

Why ENDA's Religious Exemption Must Be Narrowed

Feb 22, 2013

Radically Wrong: Misstated Threats - Terrorism isn’t an American-Muslim Problem

Radically Wrong: Misstated Threats - Terrorism isn’t an American-Muslim Problem

Feb 13, 2013

Protecting Constitutional Principles — Even After Disasters

Protecting Constitutional Principles — Even After Disasters

Dec 28, 2012

The Sweeping License to Discriminate Hidden in the NDAA

The Sweeping License to Discriminate Hidden in the NDAA

Aug 1, 2012

Obama Promised to Stop Government-Funded Discrimination. Has He?

Obama Promised to Stop Government-Funded Discrimination. Has He?

Jun 21, 2012

A Hearing on a Hearing: Rep. Peter King Prioritizes Navel Gazing

A Hearing on a Hearing: Rep. Peter King Prioritizes Navel Gazing

Jun 13, 2012

ENDA Is Good, Could Be Even Better

ENDA Is Good, Could Be Even Better