A defense of religious freedom and a critique of theocracy in modern governance.

Today, the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas-San Antonio division issued a decision blocking Texas’s Ten Commandments law.  The following statement may be attributed to Matt Krause, Of Counsel for First Liberty Institute. We are extremely disappointed federal courts continue to defy Supreme Court precedent by striking down constitutional statutes that require the posting of the...

Today, First Liberty Institute and the law firms Mayer Brown LLP and Ganguly Brothers Misula PLLC announced that the Grand Island Central School District will allow Sabrina Steffans to design her parking space with her original submission that included a Bible verse and religious images.

The Trump administration updated HHS rules in 2017 to create an exemption for employers that held religious or moral objections to the contraception mandate.

First Liberty Institute filed a friend-of-the-court brief at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on behalf of Grace Church St. Louis (MO) and New Way Church (FL) in support of a joint motion for the entry of a consent judgement approving the Internal Revenue Service’s (“IRS”) agreement that churches and religious organizations will no longer...

Behind each lawsuit, there is a person of faith who felt a conviction to say, “I will fight.” They are the everyday heroes without a cape.

The Trump administration seeks to protect religious liberty in the federal workplace

First Liberty Institute and attorney Mark Lamb with Carney Badley Spellman PS announced today that the Central Kitsap School District in Silverdale, WA, rejected all allegations of discriminatory conduct against the faculty-sponsor of the school’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes (“FCA”) club when a fellow teacher complained about religious themes in posters promoting FCA meetings.

Florida Leads the Nation in Religious Liberty Protections, Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Today, First Liberty Institute’s Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy (CRCD) revealed the results of its fourth annual Religious Liberty in the States (RLS) index, the only comprehensive comparison of how all 50 states protect religious liberty through law.

First Liberty Institute filed a federal lawsuit and motion for preliminary injunction against 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 right of way.