By: Staff – firstliberty.org – May 27, 2020 Kelly Shackelford joins Shannon Bream to discuss the ongoing government overreach in California as churches throughout the state ban together in opposition of Governor Gavin Newsome’s most recent order restricting in-person services. Last Friday, President Trump declared in-person church services and religious gatherings as being “essential”. For many, the hope was that...

By:  John Daniel Davidson – thefederalist.com – May 22, 2020 On Friday, President Trump said churches and houses of worship are “essential”and called on governors nationwide to allow them to open this weekend. If they don’t, Trump said he would “override” governors, citing forthcoming guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In remarks Thursday, the president criticized some governors who have...

By: Alan M. Dershowitz – wsj.com – May 13, 2020 The Constitution limits the jurisdiction of federal judges to actual cases and controversies. They may not offer advisory opinions or intrude on executive or legislative powers, except when the other branches have exercised them in an unconstitutional manner. Federal judges are umpires deciding matters about which litigants disagree. If the...

By: Staff – firstliberty.org – May 12, 2020 First Liberty Institute Leads Coalition of Religious Leaders Calling for Congress to Protect America’s Houses of Worship as They ReopenReligious liberty law firm asks Congress to guard against a possible ‘swarm of lawsuits blaming’ America’s churches, synagogues, and houses of worship Washington, DC—As America’s houses of worship begin to carefully reopen, First...

By: Ben Shapiro – dailysignal.com – May 13, 2020 This week, former President Barack Obama reemerged from hibernation to lecture Americans about the threat to rule of law posed by the Trump administration. After Attorney General William Barr announced that the Department of Justice would be dropping its case against President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who had...

By: Jason Killmeyer – townhall.com – May 10, 2020 In the recent popular memory of many of those who engage in pop politics, we think back to the transition between Bill Clinton and George Bush and the removal of the “w” keys from staffer’s keyboards after a contentiously determined election. That was contrasted by the mutual comity between W and President Obama,...

By: Betsy McCaughey – townhall.com –  May 06, 2020 Across the nation, protesters are taking to the streets and business owners are filing lawsuits objecting to the coronavirus shutdown rules. As the rules drag on, they’re causing job losses, bankruptcies and a feeling that people have no rights. The liberal media are labeling the protesters “virus deniers.” Don’t fall for that....

By Louis Casiano – foxnews.com – April 30, 2020 Dozens of protesters, some of whom were armed, gathered Thursday inside Michigan‘s Capitol building to voice their opposition to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer‘s stay-at-home order, with tensions high as lawmakers were poised to debate an extension of an emergency and disaster declaration. Holding American flags and handmade signs, the demonstrators in Lansing first congregated shoulder-to-shoulder outside before demanding...

By: First Liberty Staff – firstliberty.org– April 29, 2020 First Liberty Institute Blasts New York City Bill de Blasio for Remarks Targeting the Jewish Community New York, NY—First Liberty Institute’s President, CEO, and Chief Counsel Kelly Shackelford condemned remarks made by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s statement targeting the Jewish community in New York.  The following statement may be...

By: First Liberty Staff – firstliberty.org– April 29, 2020 Religious Liberty Law Firm Seeks Restraining Order Against Washington Governor’s Criminalization of Bible StudyGovernor’s policy banning religious gatherings of any size is inconsistent with CDC Guidelines and violates the Constitution Seattle, WA—First Liberty Institute and a network attorney with The North Creek Law Firm today sought a temporary restraining order (TRO) on...