Religious Liberty
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February 13th, 2026
Removal of Commission Member
The following statement regarding the removal of Carrie Prejean Boller from the President’s Religious Liberty Commission may be attributed to Kelly Shackelford, President, CEO, and Chief Counsel for First Liberty Institute, and a member of the Commission.
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February 13th, 2026
National Religious Liberty Commission
Today, First Liberty clients testified at a meeting before the President’s Religious Liberty Commission describing past and ongoing threats to the First Amendment rights of members of the Jewish Community, pastors, and employees in the private sector.
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February 6th, 2026
Don Lemon Has No Right To Barge Into Your Church
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution begins with what George Will once called the five most beautiful words in the English language: Congress shall make no law.
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February 6th, 2026
Georgia Resident Denied Opportunity to Share Life Messages Near Abortion Center
First Liberty Institute sent a letter to the City of Columbus demanding local resident James Anthony be allowed to share his life-affirming messages to women near the Columbus Women’s Health Organization after being told “you can’t say these things” by local police.
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February 6th, 2026
Trump Administration’s Proposed Rules for Prayer and Religious Expression in Public Schools
The following statement regarding “Guidance on Constitutionally Protected Prayer and Religious Expression in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools” issued by the Trump Administration may be attributed to Kelly Shackelford, President, CEO, and Chief Counsel for First Liberty Institute: We thank President Trump for his strong efforts to protect America’s first freedom—religious freedom. These revisions to the Guidelines on Prayer and Religious...
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February 6th, 2026
Religious Liberty Commission to Hold Hearing on Antisemitism
The Religious Liberty Commission will hold its fifth hearing to discuss religious liberty issues related to anti-Semitism, as well as religious liberty issues in the private sector.
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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 22nd, 2026
Arrest of Church Protest Leader
Nekima Levy Armstrong is facing charges related to violating the FACE Act, which prohibits interfering with the exercise of religion at a place of worship.
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January 22nd, 2026
Ten Commandments Laws
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard oral argument regarding the constitutionality of laws in Louisiana and Texas that require the posting of the Ten Commandments in schools.
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January 22nd, 2026
Texas County Places Ten Commandments Monument
Today, a dedication ceremony was held as a permanent monument of the Ten Commandments was placed on the grounds of the historic, 1895 Tarrant County Courthouse.
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