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Religious Liberty Expert Kelly Shackelford Statement on President Donald Trump’s List of Potential Supreme Court Justice Nominees
September 09, 2020 16:15 ET | First Liberty Institute
WASHINGTON, Sept. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The following statement may be attributed to Kelly Shackelford, President, CEO, and Chief Counsel to First Liberty Institute: “There are few issues of...
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Navy Cancels Catholic Chaplains
September 09, 2020 09:47 ET | First Liberty Institute
WASHINGTON, Sept. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Liberty Institute sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper to express concern over a series of recent incidents in the U.S. military that...
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Plaintiff in Supreme Court’s Religious Liberty Altering Smith Decision Asks Justices to Protect Faith-Based Adoption Agencies
June 03, 2020 12:16 ET | First Liberty Institute
WASHINGTON, June 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Liberty Institute filed a friend-of-the-court brief in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, in which the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether the...
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Religious Liberty Expert Stands with President Trump on Reopening Churches
May 22, 2020 15:08 ET | First Liberty Institute
WASHINGTON, May 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The following statement may be attributed to Kelly Shackelford, President, CEO, and Chief Counsel to First Liberty Institute: “The discrimination that...
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First Liberty Institute Leads Coalition of Religious Leaders Calling for Congress to Protect America’s Houses of Worship as They Reopen
May 12, 2020 13:58 ET | First Liberty Institute
Religious liberty law firm asks Congress to guard against a possible ‘swarm of lawsuits blaming’ America’s churches, synagogues, and houses of worship  WASHINGTON, DC, May 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)...
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Religious Liberty Expert Supports Confirmation of Judge Justin Walker to the U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. Circuit
May 06, 2020 12:51 ET | First Liberty Institute
Walker’s recent ruling in Louisville, Kentucky drive-in church case was first judicial ruling protecting religious liberty during pandemic WASHINGTON, May 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Religious...
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Statement from First Liberty Institute on the U.S. Department of Justice’s Statement in Support of Religious Liberty During Covid-19 Pandemic
April 14, 2020 16:33 ET | First Liberty Institute
WASHINGTON, April 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Liberty Institute responded today to the U.S. Justice Department’s defense of religious liberty during the Covid-19 pandemic.  First Liberty...
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Religious Liberty Law Firm Asks Court for Restraining Order Against Louisville, KY Mayor in Dispute Over Drive-in Church Services
April 10, 2020 18:35 ET | First Liberty Institute
LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Liberty Institute and network attorneys with both WilmerHale and Swansburg & Smith, PLLC, today filed for a temporary restraining order...
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U.S. Supreme Court Vacates Puerto Rico Court Decision that Threatened Church, Religious Freedom
February 24, 2020 12:59 ET | First Liberty Institute
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Supreme Court of the United States announced that it has vacated a decision by the Puerto Rico Supreme Court that overrides the long-standing...
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First Liberty Institute Celebrates Major Religious Liberty Announcement at the White House
January 16, 2020 15:36 ET | First Liberty Institute
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Liberty Institute President and Chief Counsel Kelly Shackelford, along with First Liberty clients Hannah Allen and Coach Joe Kennedy, joined...