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1. Texas Judge Grants First-Amendment Protection for Navy Personnel

... of military affairs for First Liberty Institute, which is representing the sailors, said in a statement following O'Connor's action that it's "time for our military to honor its constitutional obligations ...

Created on 29 March 2022

2. Victory! Federal Judge Sides With Navy SEALS on Vaccine Mandate

... grounds of religion. Attorneys with First Liberty Institute filed a federal lawsuit in November on behalf of 35 service members. The lawsuit outlined that multiple plaintiffs have religious objections ...

Created on 04 January 2022

3. IRS Reverses Course, Grants Tax-Exempt Status to Christian Nonprofit

The IRS has now granted tax-exempt status to Christians Engaged, a Texas-based nonprofit to which it had previously refused the 501(c)3 designation, First Liberty Institute announced. The reversal comes ...

Created on 08 July 2021

4. Critics Call for Removal of Veterans Memorial With References to Jesus

... who served in Vietnam. He called the project "a dream come true," according to a First Liberty Institute report. The religious freedom firm represents Carlson in this case, and has demanded that MRFF ...

Created on 30 June 2021

5. Republican Politicians Demand IRS Grant Tax-Exempt Status to Christian Nonprofit

... of Christians Engaged "sends a chilling warning that Americans' First Amendment rights are under siege. We cannot allow any political bias at the IRS." He echoes the words of Lea Patterson, counsel for ...

Created on 29 June 2021

6. UPDATE: School Administration Reverses Decision for Valedictorian Speech Referencing Jesus, Faith

... her faith in Jesus during her high school valedictorian speech, Michigan student Elizabeth Turner sought legal action to protect her first amendment rights. The Hillsdale High School principal, Amy Goldsmith, ...

Created on 28 May 2021

7. Public Speech or Private Prayer? Former High School Football Coach Loses Appeal

... Fox News, Kennedy said, "The First Amendment really means a lot to me, and it is really terrible today in America that somebody can be fired just for expressing their faith. So I am just fighting so that ...

Created on 19 March 2021

8. Atheists Level Attack Against Young Pentecostal Church of God Pastor

... to students on teamwork and courage," Rapert wrote on Facebook. First Liberty Institute, a law firm that specializes in religious liberty cases, is representing McKay. They tell me their client did not ...

Created on 10 July 2018

9. School District Tells Coach: 'If You Talk to God, You're Fire

First Liberty Institute attorney Michael Berry said Bremerton High School in Washington State picked on the wrong Marine. First Liberty is representing Joe Kennedy, a Marine and former assistant football ...

Created on 27 June 2018

10. Ninth Circuit: Coach Kennedy Doesn't Have a Praye

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 Institute represent Coach Kennedy. "It is disappointing ...

Created on 26 January 2018

11. Religious Liberty Attorneys Meet With Mick Mulvaney Over 'Contraception Mandate Rule

... This would seem to be in keeping with President Donald Trump's commitment to religious liberty made during a Rose Garden ceremony earlier that month. First Liberty Institute attorneys held an on-the-record ...

Created on 25 July 2017

12. Attorneys Return to Courtroom to Defend Prayer Before Government Meetings

... The team of First Liberty Institute attorneys, led by senior counsel Ken Klukowski, the tradition of legislative invocations has been in place in America since the nation's earliest days, and the Supreme ...

Created on 14 June 2017

13. SCOTUS: Members of the Military Have No Religious Liberties

... support or defense from one of the document's greatest protections against government overreach. Former Marine Lance Cpl. Monifa Sterling and her attorneys at the First Liberty Institute were hoping the ...

Created on 05 June 2017

14. 6th Circuit Appeals Court Panel: Banning Religious Schools Not a 'Substantial Burden' on Religious Libert

... First Liberty Institute had argued on the school's behalf that the ban put a substantial burden on its right to exist as a Christian ministry, in violation of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized ...

Created on 02 June 2017

15. Religious Liberty Groups Praise President Trump's Rule Proposa

... have applauded the draft, even though it's not yet in its final form. Among the first to do so was Family Research Council. Its president, Tony Perkins, issued the following statement after reading the ...

Created on 01 June 2017

16. Full Strength: Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch Takes His Ceremonial Oath of Office in the Rose Garden

... appoint people—hopefully great people like this appointment—to the United States Supreme Court. And I can say this is a great honor. And I got it done in the first 100 days—that's even nice. You think that' ...

Created on 10 April 2017

17. Air Force Officer Punished for His Christian Beliefs

... And because of those beliefs, his attorneys affiliated with the First Liberty Institute claim, he has been punished and now the Air Force is attempting to destroy his career. First Liberty asserts that ...

Created on 29 March 2017

18. Judge Prepares for Second Round of Battle With 'Free-Thinking' Atheist

... and CEO of First Liberty Institute, which is taking up his case once again, said. "It has already been upheld by both The Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct and the Texas attorney general. It's a ...

Created on 22 March 2017

19. Hearing Will Decide Whether or Not the First Amendment Protects Your Right to Pray in Your Own Home

Attorneys for First Liberty Institute are now arguing to defend Americans' right to pray in their own home without government interference. Last fall, we introduced you to Mary Anne Sause, a Catholic former ...

Created on 21 March 2017

20. Want to Know More About Judge Gorsuch?

... freedom? First Liberty Institute has all those answers for you at TrumpNominee.com, a new website that details Gorsuch's background, his important case opinions, and most importantly, how well he will defend ...

Created on 20 March 2017