Members of Canaan Baptist Church participate in a clothing drive on property owned by the church.
Texas City Threatens to Take Property from Church
October 07, 2020 14:29 ET | First Liberty Institute
DALLAS, Oct. 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, First Liberty Institute and Winston & Strawn LLP filed a motion to dismiss the City of Duncanville’s condemnation petition seeking to seize...
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Statement of First Liberty Institute and Kelly Shackelford on Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett
September 26, 2020 17:35 ET | First Liberty Institute
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- President Donald Trump tonight nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to the United States Supreme...
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Eleventh Circuit: Jurors Might Have a Prayer
September 24, 2020 12:38 ET | First Liberty Institute
ATLANTA, Sept. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit granted a request for an en banc hearing in United States of America v. Corrine Brown. ...
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Update: California County Promises to Not Enforce Policy Threatening Small, Family Observances of Jewish High Holidays
September 18, 2020 15:10 ET | First Liberty Institute
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Last night, Los Angeles (CA) County officials informed First Liberty Institute that they will not “dispatch Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies to...
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First Liberty Institute Urges Los Angeles County Officials to Reverse Threat to Police Small, Religious Gatherings at Family Homes
September 16, 2020 17:03 ET | First Liberty Institute
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Liberty Institute today sent a letter to Los Angeles (CA) County officials urging them to reverse their policy barring Jewish residents from...
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Department of Defense Strengthens Religious Liberty Protections for Military Service Members
September 15, 2020 10:52 ET | First Liberty Institute
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Liberty Institute today commended the United States Department of Defense (“DOD”) for issuing strong new guidance that protects religious liberty...
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Despite Reaching Agreement with FAA to Allow Chick-fil-A in Airport, City of San Antonio Now Says Franchise Not Allowed, According to First Liberty
September 14, 2020 12:58 ET | First Liberty Institute
SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The following statement may be attributed to Keisha Russell, Counsel at First Liberty Institute:  “We are grateful to the FAA for taking our...
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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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Southern Baptist Ministry Urges Federal Court to Protect Freedom Over Matters of Internal Religious Governance and Leadership
August 14, 2020 11:02 ET | First Liberty Institute
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Liberty Institute and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP filed a petition for a rehearing en banc at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...