WASHINGTON, June 28, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the U.S. Supreme Court summarily reversed a lower court ruling in the case Sause v. Bauer, in which attorneys for First Liberty Institute and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, led by veteran U.S. Supreme Court advocate Allyson Ho, represent Mary Anne Sause.
“The Supreme Court’s decision today is a just outcome for Ms. Sause and a victory for religious liberty,” said Kelly Shackelford, President and CEO of First Liberty. “No American citizen should ever be subjected to such outrageous, blatantly unconstitutional behavior by government officials.”
Attorneys for Sause had asked the Supreme Court to reverse the appellate court’s ruling that the police officers, who in 2013 entered Sause’s home to investigate an alleged minor noise complaint, harassed her, and ordered Sause, a devout Catholic, to stop praying in her home were entitled to qualified immunity. The Supreme Court’s decision sends a clear signal that citizens are entitled to religious liberty in their own home.
In response today, Ms. Sause said, “I am thankful a that God provided me attorneys from First Liberty and Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher who fought this tremendous legal battle on my behalf.”
To learn more, visit FirstLiberty.org/Sause.
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