Chinese Dissidents Tell Supreme Court: Protecting Donor Privacy A Matter of Life and Death
March 01, 2021 13:33 ET
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First Liberty Institute
WASHINGTON, March 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Liberty Institute representing Citizen Power Initiatives for China (“Citizen Power”) today filed a friend-of-the-court brief at the Supreme Court...
Deceptive “Equality Act” Threatens Existing First Amendment, Federal Legal Protections for Religious Americans
February 25, 2021 17:07 ET
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First Liberty Institute
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The following statement regarding the “Equality Act,” passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, may be attributed to Kelly Shackelford, President,...
Federal Court Urged to Reverse Decision Dismissing Juror Who Sought Divine Guidance During Deliberations
February 23, 2021 10:40 ET
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First Liberty Institute
ATLANTA, Feb. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, sitting en banc, heard oral arguments in United States v. Corrine Brown, a case in which...
Illinois Student Faces School Disciplinary Hearing for Refusing to Participate in Sexuality Program
February 02, 2021 11:19 ET
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First Liberty Institute
AURORA, Ill., Feb. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, First Liberty Institute sent a letter to the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (“IMSA”) demanding that it immediately approve senior...
Beloved Football Coach who was Fired for Brief, Private Prayer Makes Case Before Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
January 25, 2021 14:38 ET
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First Liberty Institute
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit again heard oral argument in the case of Coach Joe Kennedy, the longtime Bremerton (WA)...
Texas Appellate Court Grants New Trial in Battle Over City’s Unlawful Attempt to Skirt Due Process, Tax Laws
December 18, 2020 15:18 ET
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First Liberty Institute
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Texas Third District Court of Appeals in Austin affirmed a lower court decision granting a new trial for three churches that filed a...
Christian School Will Continue to Fight for its Religious Liberty Against Kentucky Governor’s Unlawful Shutdown of In-Person Classes at Faith-Based K-12 Schools
December 17, 2020 18:03 ET
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First Liberty Institute
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Liberty Institute will continue to challenge any Governor Andy Beshear executive order that prohibits private religious schools in Kentucky from...
Thirty-Eight U.S. Senators Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Right of Religious Schools in Kentucky to Meet In-Person
December 04, 2020 16:33 ET
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First Liberty Institute
WASHINGTON, Dec. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, thirty-eight U.S. Senators today filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of the United States...
Department of Justice Announces Lawsuit Against Airmont, NY’s Religious Discrimination
December 03, 2020 10:38 ET
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First Liberty Institute
AIRMONT, N.Y., Dec. 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United States Department of Justice has filed a federal lawsuit against the Village of Airmont, NY, alleging religious discrimination against the...
First Liberty Institute, Kentucky AG Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Allow In-Person Classes at Faith-Based K-12 Schools
November 30, 2020 18:21 ET
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First Liberty Institute
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Liberty Institute and Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron today filed an application with the Supreme Court of the United States urging it to...