Ninth Circuit: Coach Kennedy Doesn’t Have a Prayer
January 25, 2018 14:22 ET
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SEATTLE, Jan. 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied football coach Joe Kennedy’s request for a hearing en banc. Attorneys with First Liberty...
FEMA Ends Religious Discrimination Against Hurricane-Affected Houses of Worship
January 02, 2018 20:08 ET
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First Liberty Institute
WASHINGTON, Jan. 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, after First Liberty Institute sent a letter asking President Trump to end a discriminatory FEMA directive, the White House announced that it will...
Court Rules Against Family Who Lost Their Bakery for Not Making Same-Sex Wedding Cake
December 28, 2017 12:20 ET
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First Liberty Institute
SALEM, Ore., Dec. 28, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Oregon Court of Appeals issued its decision in the case of Aaron and Melissa Klein, former owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa. The court...
First Liberty Institute Congratulates Its Former Volunteer Attorney James C. Ho on His Judicial Confirmation
December 14, 2017 14:36 ET
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First Liberty Institute
PLANO, Texas, Dec. 14, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the United States Senate voted to confirm James C. Ho to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Ho, regarded nationally as...
Top Religious Freedom Attorney, Constitutional Law Expert Joins First Liberty Institute
December 14, 2017 10:59 ET
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First Liberty Institute
PLANO, Texas, Dec. 14, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Liberty Institute announced today that top religious liberty attorney and constitutional law expert, Benjamin Bull, will launch and lead the...
Prominent Religious Liberty Law Firm and Think Tank File Friend-of-the-Court Brief Supporting Archdiocese of Washington Against WMATA’s Religious Discrimination
December 01, 2017 10:47 ET
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First Liberty Institute
WASHINGTON, Dec. 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Liberty Institute and the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC), represented by Steptoe & Johnson, LLP, filed a friend-of-the-court brief...
Church Told Flyers Are Too Religious, Barred from Sharing Community Events Information with Students
November 29, 2017 11:33 ET
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First Liberty Institute
YERINGTON, Nev., Nov. 29, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, attorneys with First Liberty Institute and Lipson, Neilson, Cole, Seltzer & Garin, P.C. (“Lipson Neilson”) sent a letter to the Lyon...
First Liberty Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Review Case of Woman Ordered by Police to Stop Praying in Her Home
November 20, 2017 11:39 ET
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First Liberty Institute
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Friday, attorneys for First Liberty Institute and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP filed a petition for certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court in...
Attack on Bible Curriculum Thrown Out of Court
November 14, 2017 16:54 ET
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First Liberty Institute
PRINCETON, W.V., Nov. 14, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, a federal district court dismissed a challenge to the Bible curriculum offered in Mercer County Schools. First Liberty Institute, the law...
Grandfather Prohibited from Reading the Bible Out Loud on a Public Sidewalk
November 14, 2017 12:44 ET
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First Liberty Institute
SWEETWATER, Tenn., Nov. 14, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, First Liberty and the Center for Religious Expression (CRE) sent a demand letter to the City of Sweetwater, Tennessee on behalf of their...