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April 10th, 2026
Ohio Court Ends Effort to Shut Down Church
Today, Judge James D. Bates of the Court of Common Pleas of Williams County issued a final order dismissing with prejudice a lawsuit brought by city officials in Bryan, Ohio, seeking to shut down the religious activities of Dad’s Place and Pastor Chris Avell.  The decision allows Dad’s Place, a Bryan, Ohio church, to continue operating its temporary shelter ministry...
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April 1st, 2026
Päivi Räsänen’s Conviction in Finland
This is a dark and foreboding day for Europe, with dire implications for free speech around the world.
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March 26th, 2026
Attacks by Violent Agitators
Attorneys with First Liberty Institute and Jones Day filed a motion for preliminary injunction on behalf of The Mission Church and The Christian & Jewish Alliance, an interfaith organization in the San Diego area, seeking protection from hostile agitators affiliated with Code Pink who have disrupted several worship services.
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March 26th, 2026
Firing Employee for Religious Beliefs
First Liberty Institute and the law firm Sturgill Turner filed a charge of discrimination with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) against local Louisville coffee shop chain, Heine Brothers, on behalf of former employee and current college student, Paige Rogers.
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March 23rd, 2026
The Enemy in Iran
The regime resumes hanging protesters, including a national team wrestler.
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March 20th, 2026
Mississippi Man Should Have His Day in Court
Today, in a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of the United States granted a victory to Gabriel Olivier allowing him to go back to trial in the district court to make his case that an ordinance in Brandon, MS unconstitutionally prevents him from sharing his Christian faith near a public amphitheater.
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March 12th, 2026
Silenced Evangelist Case at the Supreme Court
Gabriel Olivier was banned from sharing his faith in a public park. When he challenged the local ordinance, he was denied his day in court.
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January 30th, 2026
Defense of the Ten Commandments
First Liberty Institute Senior Research Fellow, Director of Religious Liberty in the States, and Regent University Professor Mark David Hall, along with Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, Director of the Conscience Project, recently published an article in the William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal detailing the constitutionality of the Ten Commandments in the history and tradition of the United States.
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January 29th, 2026
The Second Amendment Role Reversal
The truth is, legally, Alex Pretti was within his rights to have his gun on his person; but that doesn’t mean his actions were prudent.
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January 29th, 2026
Pastor Son’s Trial and the Crisis in South Korea
A few thousand worshippers at last week’s Sunday service at Segero Church in the city of Busan South Korea sang loudly, “All my life, you have been faithful…
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