Religious Liberty Expert Kelly Shackelford Statement on President Donald Trump’s List of Potential Supreme Court Justice Nominees
September 09, 2020 16:15 ET
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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...
Navy Cancels Catholic Chaplains
September 09, 2020 09:47 ET
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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...
Plaintiff in Supreme Court’s Religious Liberty Altering Smith Decision Asks Justices to Protect Faith-Based Adoption Agencies
June 03, 2020 12:16 ET
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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...
Religious Liberty Expert Stands with President Trump on Reopening Churches
May 22, 2020 15:08 ET
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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...
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
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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)...
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
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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...
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
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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...
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
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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...
U.S. Supreme Court Vacates Puerto Rico Court Decision that Threatened Church, Religious Freedom
February 24, 2020 12:59 ET
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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...
First Liberty Institute Celebrates Major Religious Liberty Announcement at the White House
January 16, 2020 15:36 ET
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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...