Texas Appellate Court Hears Argument Over City’s Unlawful Attempt to Skirt Due Process, Tax Laws
March 11, 2020 12:59 ET
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First Liberty Institute
AUSTIN, Texas, March 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, First Liberty Institute and its network attorneys with the law firm Baker Botts defended three churches on appeal before the Texas Third...
NCLA Amicus Brief Defends Religious Exemption to Federal Obamacare Regulations
March 09, 2020 09:00 ET
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New Civil Liberties Alliance
Washington, D.C., March 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a nonpartisan, nonprofit civil rights group, today filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case of...
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...
Federal Judge Allows Lawsuit Against Village of Airmont, NY, Local School District to Move Forward
January 24, 2020 17:29 ET
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First Liberty Institute
AIRMONT, N.Y., Jan. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- United States District Court Judge Vincent Briccetti has released his opinion allowing a lawsuit filed by First Liberty Institute and Whiteman...
Marine Corps Bans Inspirational Replica Dog Tags After Complaint by Activist Group
January 14, 2020 13:32 ET
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First Liberty Institute
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Liberty Institute today sent a letter to the United States Marine Corps Trademark Licensing Office urging it to allow Shields of Strength...
Religious Liberty Law Firm to Delaware Town Officials: Banning Nativity Scene Violates First Amendment
December 12, 2019 12:13 ET
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First Liberty Institute
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del., Dec. 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, on behalf of the local Knights of Columbus council, First Liberty Institute sent a letter to city officials in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware...
New York School District Breaking Federal Equal Access Law, says National Legal Organization
December 11, 2019 11:56 ET
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First Liberty Institute
HOPEWELL JUNCTION, N.Y., Dec. 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, First Liberty Institute sent a letter to the Wappingers Central School District demanding that it immediately approve Ketcham High...
Statement from First Liberty Institute on Beto O’Rourke’s threat to the religious liberty of millions of Americans
October 11, 2019 12:27 ET
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First Liberty Institute
PLANO, Texas, Oct. 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The following statement in response to Democratic Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke’s call for the end of tax exempt status for any church opposing...
Statement on the Nomination of Sarah Pitlyk to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
October 03, 2019 14:45 ET
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First Liberty Institute
WASHINGTON, Oct. 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The following statement in support of the nomination of Sarah Pitlyk to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri may be attributed...
First Liberty Submits Public Comment in Support of Labor Department’s Civil Rights Protections for Religious Organizations
September 17, 2019 16:55 ET
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First Liberty Institute
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Liberty Institute submitted a public comment on behalf of several religious leaders in support of a new United States Department of Labor (“DOL”)...