Religious Liberty
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December 6th, 2024
New York School Denies Student Request to Form an Official Bible Club Despite Meeting School Requirements The school denied officially recognizing the club stating that it would “unconstitutionally” endorse religion. Waterville, NY—First Liberty Institute, along with C. Kevin […]
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November 22nd, 2024
By Daniel Henninger – wsj.com – November 20, 2024 Bureaucracies kept winning because no one paid attention to them. Until now. It is no wonder that Donald Trump said at his postelection Mar-a-Lago gala: “You have to start my term from Nov. 5, OK?” Mr. Trump knows the clock is ticking on his final term. His No. 1 second-term goal...
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November 22nd, 2024
Several religious organizations, including The Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty, The American Hindu Coalition, Muslim Public Affairs Council, and Samaritan’s Purse, joined other organizations by filing “friend-of-the court” briefs urging the Supreme Court of the United States to reverse a lower court decision that upheld the City of Stockton’s firing of long-time fire chief Ron Hittle, after attending a leadership...
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November 14th, 2024
Attorneys for First Liberty Institute and Greenberg Traurig LLP today asked the Supreme Court of the United States to reverse a lower court decision that forced Bethesda University to include board members who do not follow their firmly held, religious beliefs.
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November 14th, 2024
Parents have a right to opt their children out from teaching that violates their sincere religious beliefs.
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November 13th, 2024
The Future of Faith and Freedom Right now, there’s a war over culture itself and we’ve been told that we can’t make a difference. That we should give up and adapt to the new normal. But a movement is growing…
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November 8th, 2024
On Nov. 5, Americans from coast-to-coast chose to return Former President Donald Trump to the White House. First Liberty President, CEO & Chief Counsel Kelly Shackelford discusses how the forthcoming Trump administration can protect religious liberty for all Americans by building on its previous record.
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October 28th, 2024
Colorado Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit harassing cake artist Jack Phillips State high court rules in favor of Masterpiece Cakeshop owner, brings an end to attorney’s harassment of Phillips
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October 25th, 2024
First Liberty Institute sent a letter to the Town of Chapin, South Carolina on behalf of local resident Ernest Giardino after he was told a permit was required to hold a sign and share his faith on a public sidewalk.
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October 11th, 2024
First Liberty Institute asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to reverse a lower court decision that dismissed a lawsuit filed by two flight attendants against Alaska Airlines. The lawsuit alleged the airline terminated them because of their religious beliefs related to the Equality Act. The lawsuit also claims the Association of Flight Attendants union failed to...
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