Bio
Dena is legislative counsel at the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Washington Legislative Office. Sher joined the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û in 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
Apr 23, 2012
White House Should Focus on the Constitution, Not the Bible
Apr 16, 2012
A Look at the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
Feb 17, 2012
Wanted: Women on Birth Control, Not Men on Ham Sandwiches
Dec 7, 2011
Looking for Simple Answers to Basic Questions on Faith-Based Hiring
Dec 7, 2011
Congress: Stop Targeting American Muslims and Protect Muslim Service Members
Dec 1, 2011
Who’s Abusing Their Power? House Oversight Committee’s Show-Trial Takes HHS to Task for Helping Trafficking Victims
Nov 18, 2011
Helping Trafficking Victims Isn’t Biased
Nov 4, 2011
Special Exceptions for Religious Organizations Threaten Liberty
Sep 19, 2011
Now Hiring (Some Exclusions May Apply)
Aug 10, 2011
Since When Is the First Amendment an Afterthought?