BREAKING: Ninth Circuit Again Denies Right of Beloved Football Coach to say a Brief, Private Prayer After Games
March 18, 2021 13:24 ET
|
First Liberty Institute
SAN FRANCISCO, March 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the Bremerton School District in Washington state can ban...
Chinese Dissidents Tell Supreme Court: Protecting Donor Privacy A Matter of Life and Death
March 01, 2021 13:33 ET
|
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
|
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
|
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...
Southern Baptist Group Asks Supreme Court to Review Decision Interfering with Church Autonomy
February 17, 2021 12:22 ET
|
First Liberty Institute
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Liberty Institute and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, on behalf of the North American Mission Board (“NAMB”) of the Southern Baptist...
Illinois Student Faces School Disciplinary Hearing for Refusing to Participate in Sexuality Program
February 02, 2021 11:19 ET
|
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
|
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)...
Department of Justice Announces Lawsuit Against Airmont, NY’s Religious Discrimination
December 03, 2020 10:38 ET
|
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
|
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...
Religious Liberty Firm Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Places of Worship from NY Governor Cuomo’s Order
November 18, 2020 11:17 ET
|
First Liberty Institute
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Liberty Institute filed a friend-of-the-court brief in The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo, a case in which the Brooklyn Diocese has...