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March 01, 2021 13:33 ET | Source: First Liberty Institute

Chinese Dissidents Tell Supreme Court: Protecting Donor Privacy A Matter of Life and Death

WASHINGTON, March 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Liberty Institute representing Citizen Power Initiatives for China (“Citizen Power”) today filed a friend-of-the-court brief at the Supreme Court...
February 25, 2021 17:07 ET | Source: First Liberty Institute

Deceptive “Equality Act” Threatens Existing First Amendment, Federal Legal Protections for Religious Americans

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The following statement regarding the “Equality Act,” passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, may be attributed to Kelly Shackelford, President,...
February 23, 2021 10:40 ET | Source: First Liberty Institute

Federal Court Urged to Reverse Decision Dismissing Juror Who Sought Divine Guidance During Deliberations

ATLANTA, Feb. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, sitting en banc, heard oral arguments in United States v. Corrine Brown, a case in which...
February 02, 2021 11:19 ET | Source: First Liberty Institute

Illinois Student Faces School Disciplinary Hearing for Refusing to Participate in Sexuality Program

AURORA, Ill., Feb. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, First Liberty Institute sent a letter to the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (“IMSA”) demanding that it immediately approve senior...
January 25, 2021 14:38 ET | Source: First Liberty Institute

Beloved Football Coach who was Fired for Brief, Private Prayer Makes Case Before Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit again heard oral argument in the case of Coach Joe Kennedy, the longtime Bremerton (WA)...
December 18, 2020 15:18 ET | Source: First Liberty Institute

Texas Appellate Court Grants New Trial in Battle Over City’s Unlawful Attempt to Skirt Due Process, Tax Laws

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Texas Third District Court of Appeals in Austin affirmed a lower court decision granting a new trial for three churches that filed a...
December 17, 2020 18:03 ET | Source: First Liberty Institute

Christian School Will Continue to Fight for its Religious Liberty Against Kentucky Governor’s Unlawful Shutdown of In-Person Classes at Faith-Based K-12 Schools

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Liberty Institute will continue to challenge any Governor Andy Beshear executive order that prohibits private religious schools in Kentucky from...
December 04, 2020 16:33 ET | Source: First Liberty Institute

Thirty-Eight U.S. Senators Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Right of Religious Schools in Kentucky to Meet In-Person

WASHINGTON, Dec. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, thirty-eight U.S. Senators today filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of the United States...
December 03, 2020 10:38 ET | Source: First Liberty Institute

Department of Justice Announces Lawsuit Against Airmont, NY’s Religious Discrimination

AIRMONT, N.Y., Dec. 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United States Department of Justice has filed a federal lawsuit against the Village of Airmont, NY, alleging religious discrimination against the...
November 30, 2020 18:21 ET | Source: First Liberty Institute

First Liberty Institute, Kentucky AG Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Allow In-Person Classes at Faith-Based K-12 Schools

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Liberty Institute and Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron today filed an application with the Supreme Court of the United States urging it to...