Danielle Runyan

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Senior Counsel — First Liberty Institute

Danielle Runyan serves as senior counsel for First Liberty Institute. She joined the First Liberty team in December of 2021 after serving as Senior Trial Counsel in the Commercial Litigation division of the Department of the Air Force for four years. Her continuous commitment to leadership and public service earned her the Department of Defense Spirit of Service Award in May of 2021. Mrs. Runyan continues to proudly serve our nation as a member of the United States Air Force. As a 2000 graduate of The Johns Hopkins University and 2011 inductee in the university’s Athletic Hall of Fame, Mrs. Runyan also serves on the Board of Advisors for the men’s and women’s lacrosse programs. Earning her law degree in 2004 from St. John’s University School of Law, she brings over 17 years of legal experience to First Liberty Institute and presently handles all aspects of litigation on behalf of the firm.

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Danielle Runyan | First in the Fight Testimonials

This week, we're highlighting some of our attorneys who are First in the Fight for your freedom. This is Danielle Runyan, senior counsel. She'll di...

Featured on: Friday, January 13, 2023

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September 18, 2026

Penna Dexter

Explaining NEET

A young conservative Anglican, who goes by the pseudonym Crier in the Wilderness, has an essay at Virtue Online that attempts to explain a category of young men who are not in a good place. They are N...

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September 18, 2026

Kerby Anderson

Birth Tourism

Although the Supreme Court reaffirmed that birthright citizenship is constitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment, there is the related issue of birth tourism. Unfortunately, the media tends to confl...

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September 17, 2026

Kerby Anderson

Message to Students

Emily Austin recently spoke at the Christians United for Israel conference. She had a message for the students protesting America and calling for revolution. First, she asked them if they “have an...

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