Religious Liberty

July 10th, 2025
First Liberty Institute announced that the City of Waco (TX) will now allow church members to freely engage in religious dialogue with local attendees at the Brazos Park East, a public park owned and maintained by the city.
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July 10th, 2025
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Case Regarding Mississippi Man Blocked from Suing City Over Civil Rights Violation The Court will review a precedent that has sharply divided courts for many years.
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July 9th, 2025
The Internal Revenue Service agreed in federal court Monday that churches and religious organizations can endorse political candidates and still maintain their tax-exempt status.
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June 26th, 2025
First Liberty represents Cambridge Christian School (CCS) against the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA). Government Refuses to Allow Christian Students to Pray Before Championship Football Game. The case is now on appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
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June 19th, 2025
A Recap of the First Religious Liberty Commission Meeting Right now, we are living in a sea change moment. We have an opportunity to fully reclaim our First Amendment rights, to fully re-establish religious freedom as our First Freedom. Administrations come and go, but opportunities like this only come around once in a generation.
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June 19th, 2025
Supreme Court Upholds States’ Rights to Ban Gender Transition Treatments for Minors First Liberty Institute applauds the decision of the Court that protects children and parents from life-altering medical consequences. Washington, DC—Today the Supreme Court of the United […]
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June 19th, 2025
The President’s Religious Liberty Commission met for the first time today, focusing on the foundations of religious liberty from our nation’s founding to the present day, including the founders’ intent behind the First Amendment’s religious liberty protections, and a discussion of related key U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
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June 13th, 2025
First Liberty Institute announced today that Tarin Swain has been invited back to re-offer her prayer at an upcoming Ventura City Council meeting after previously experiencing an interruption from the mayor during public comments and admonishment that “we don’t do prayer” at council meetings.
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June 13th, 2025
Attorneys for Cambridge Christian School (FL) asked the Supreme Court of the United States to reverse a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit holding that it did not violate the First Amendment for a state athletic league to ban two Christian schools from praying over the loudspeaker before their championship football.
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June 13th, 2025
First Liberty Institute announced today that Tarin Swain has been invited back to re-offer her prayer at an upcoming Ventura City Council meeting after previously experiencing an interruption from the mayor during public comments and admonishment that “we don’t do prayer” at council meetings.
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