Fierce campus debates swirl around the Israel-Hamas war. One of them is a debate about the extent of free speech. Should there be any restrictions on those protesting Israel’s military actions or its right to exist?

Statement Regarding Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Washington, D.C.—The following statement regarding Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke may be attributed to Hiram Sasser, executive general counsel for First Liberty Institute: The job of fairly enforcing […]

Hear from our President, CEO & Chief Counsel Kelly Shackelford on the importance of people of faith getting out to vote.

Breaking: Bryan, Ohio Resumes Harassment of Dad’s Place Church for Keeping Doors Open to Serve Homeless, Threatens New Charges Church renews request for hearing on temporary restraining order after city once again threatens pastor with criminal charges. […]

Flipping a gun for a price higher than one paid now may turn anyone into a dealer, making any such sale unlawful if it does not involve all the licensing and paperwork that govern gun dealers.

Elementary School Principal Denies Student Request to Start an Interfaith Prayer Club After Allowing Pride Club a Week Earlier The Washington state school district is near Bremerton, where the school district lost an expensive case at the U.S. Supreme Court[…]

Barn Worship BannedCease and Desist: Barn Worship Banned For the third time in the past few weeks, First Liberty is facing off against city officials for taking an unconstitutional approach to shut down a house of worship.

Churches’ right to choose their own leaders is a sacred right protected by the First Amendment The First Amendment prohibits the government from interfering with the autonomy of religious groups and the local church organizations with whom they partner.

By: Daniel B. Klein – wsj.com – April 3, 2024 They kneecap free-speech advocates by portraying them as defenders of lies. Mr. Aguiñaga might have countered with a question of his own: What “information”? Whether government authorities would be justified in seeking to suppress such videos is an important question. But it isn’t a question about information, misinformation or disinformation....

Our own government’s recent history of collusion with private companies to surveil American citizens, suppress dissent, and de-bank individuals and organizations based on disfavored political or religious ideology raises the question: if TikTok ended up under American ownership, would its users simply be jumping out of the wok and into the fire?