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July 4th, 2023
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It may not have had the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation, or the civil rights legislation of the 1960s, but last week’s ruling by the Supreme Court that affirmative action in college admissions violates the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause is an important advancement toward equality for all.
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July 4th, 2023
affirmative action protesters
By: Gerard Baker – wsj.com – July 3, 2023 The rulings on affirmative action, student loans and free speech herald a counterrevolution against the left’s domination of American institutions. Fourth of July celebrations arrive with special resonance for conservatives this year. It is clear now that we are in the throes of a full-scale American cultural counterrevolution, propelled by rising...
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June 30th, 2023
Lorie Smith, owner of the website design company 303 Creative
The United States Supreme Court has ruled that Colorado cannot force a Christian website designer to create websites celebrating same-sex marriage.
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June 30th, 2023
Biden squints and points
By: Brittany Bernstein – nationalreview.com – June 29, 2023 President Biden said Thursday the Supreme Court can’t have the “last word” on affirmative action, hours after the Court ruled that the race-conscious admissions policies of Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. “Today the Court once again...
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June 30th, 2023
Gerald Groff and First Liberty team
Gerald Groff was forced to quit his job as a postal carrier because of his religious beliefs. He believes in the Christian Sabbath, but the USPS refused his religious accommodation request not to work on Sundays after initially granting his request.
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June 29th, 2023
Gerald Groff and First Liberty team
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a religious freedom case brought by a former postal worker who refused to work Sundays due to Sabbath observance.
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June 22nd, 2023
college classroom lecture hall
First Liberty Institute today sent a letter to St. Philip’s College in San Antonio, Texas on behalf of Dr. Johnson Varkey, a former adjunct professor, demanding reinstatement to his position.  
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June 22nd, 2023
White house evening
The Heritage Foundation ranks economic freedom across the globe. The United States once ranked No. 4 in the world, but we’ve been in decline. This year, as my new video explains, we’re 25th.  
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June 16th, 2023
FLI cases - G Groff, A and M Klein
The U.S. Supreme Court’s current term is expected to end by June 30th. We’re waiting for the outcomes on TWO of our cases, as well as a third important free speech case with huge implications for religious liberty.
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June 16th, 2023
FLI - Faith back in Schools
Thanks to First Liberty’s Supreme Court victories, Americans have a legal foundation to restore religious freedom in their communities. On today’s episode of First Liberty Live!, we go on location to interview several Texas residents who are donating “In God We Trust” posters to their local public schools.
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