By: David French – nationalreview.com – June 27, 2018 Earlier this afternoon, Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement. Court observers long thought it was possible that he’d step down after this most recent term, but now it’s confirmed. The moment has arrived. In the first two years of his first term, President Trump is set to nominate just as many...

By: David French – nationalreview.com – June 27, 2018 Earlier this afternoon, Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement. Court observers long thought it was possible that he’d step down after this most recent term, but now it’s confirmed. The moment has arrived. In the first two years of his first term, President Trump is set to nominate just as many...

By: First Liberty – firstliberty.com – February 2014 Federal Court of Appeals Orders Removal of 90-Year Old Veterans Memorial Veterans memorials are living reminders of the service and sacrifice of those who gave their lives defending our country’s freedom. However, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit declared unconstitutional the historic cross-shaped Bladensburg World War I Veterans Memorial,...

By: First Liberty – firstliberty.com – February 2014 Federal Court of Appeals Orders Removal of 90-Year Old Veterans Memorial Veterans memorials are living reminders of the service and sacrifice of those who gave their lives defending our country’s freedom. However, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit declared unconstitutional the historic cross-shaped Bladensburg World War I Veterans Memorial,...

By: First Liberty – firstliberty.org – August, 2016 School district fires football coach Joe Kennedy over prayer The Bremerton School District suspended, and later fired, Coach Kennedy over his silent, 15-second prayer. First Liberty Institute filed a lawsuit against the school district in August 2016, where a federal district court upheld Coach Kennedy’s termination. Following oral arguments in 2017, a...

By: First Liberty – firstliberty.org – August, 2016 School district fires football coach Joe Kennedy over prayer The Bremerton School District suspended, and later fired, Coach Kennedy over his silent, 15-second prayer. First Liberty Institute filed a lawsuit against the school district in August 2016, where a federal district court upheld Coach Kennedy’s termination. Following oral arguments in 2017, a...

By: Kate Shellnutt – christianitytoday.com – June 15, 2018 Trinity Western University has lost a years-long legal fight to launch what would be the only Christian law school in Canada. The Supreme Court of Canada considered a pair of appeals cases involving regional law societies that refused to accredit the Trinity Western program due to the evangelical institution’s student covenant,...

By: Brock Simmons – thegatewaypundit.com – June 17, 2018 Between Baltimore and D.C., in the suburb of Laurel, sits Ragamuffins Coffee House. Run by neighborhood Redemption Community Church, the nonprofit coffee shop opened with the intention of serving the community as well as presenting the Gospel. Until the city instituted a new zoning ordinance, banning the coffee shop from holding...

By: Lindsey Bever – washingtonpost.com – June 7, 2018 A top CrossFit employee has been fired after applauding a gym that shut down a workout session supporting the LGBT community, saying “celebrating ‘pride’ is a sin.” Russell Berger, who has been previously identified by The Washington Post as a head trainer and company spokesman, made the statement Wednesday on Twitter,...

By: Stephanie N. Taub – nationalreview.com – May 18, 2018 A bill in the state assembly would restrict access to information on marriage and human sexuality. People have a right to hear all sides of controversial issues and to decide for themselves what they want to believe. They should be free to buy books and attend conferences that address controversial...