Religious Liberty

April 25th, 2025
Yesterday, former First Liberty Institute client and U.S. Navy SEAL Phil Mendes participated in the inaugural meeting of President Donald Trump’s Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias in the federal government.
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April 24th, 2025
Two important developments in education occurred over the last week. One was a sign of the problem we have. The other was a sign of the solution.
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April 24th, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond. Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing the board appealed an Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling that said the board could not authorize a charter contract with St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School solely because the school is religious.
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April 23rd, 2025
By: Dan McLaughlin – nationalreview.com – April 22, 2025 Parents in deep-blue Montgomery County, Md., want the right to opt their kids out of lessons, beginning in pre-K, involving ‘LGBTQ-inclusive’ storybooks. The Supreme Court’s argument this morning in Mahmoud v. Taylor dramatically illustrated the extremism of the defenders of woke education in general and of the school board in deep-blue Montgomery County,...
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April 10th, 2025
Federal Judge Stops Discriminatory Action Against Chinese- and Taiwanese-American Church City barred church from using its facility for religious services for two years. Santa Ana, CA—Late yesterday, United States District Court Judge John W. Holcomb ordered the city […]
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April 1st, 2025
Coach Joe Kennedy joins The City of God to share his incredible journey from coaching high school football to fighting for religious freedom at the U.S. Supreme Court. Fired for praying on the field, Coach Kennedy refused to back down, taking his case all the way to the highest court in the land. In this episode, he unpacks his legal...
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March 28th, 2025
Law Firm Applauds Return of Ten Commandments Monument to Kentucky’s State Capitol Grounds Fraternal Order of Eagles will return monument to the state. Frankfort, KY—Today, Kentucky House Joint Resolution 15 (HJR-15), which passed the state legislature by an […]
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March 27th, 2025
By: Lathan Watts – nationalreview.com – March 14, 2025 Chase’s decision to drop discrimination based on politics and religion is good for business. After a series of negotiations with attorneys from Alliance Defending Freedom, JPMorgan Chase has agreed to adopt language in its code of conduct that protects against political and religious de-banking. The changes mark a crucial step forward at the nation’s...
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March 20th, 2025
Texas Senate Passes Bill Requiring Classrooms to Display the Ten Commandments The bill is similar to those passed in other states that require privately funded, passive displays of the Ten Commandments in schools.
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March 13th, 2025
Yesterday, First Liberty Institute and the law firms Gibson Dunn and Spencer Fane filed a friend-of-the-court brief at the U.S. Supreme Court with Gibson Dunn representing First Liberty and First Liberty representing Ryan Walters, the Oklahoma Department of Education, and the Oklahoma Board of Education. The brief challenges the exclusion of religious schools from the state’s charter school program, thus...
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