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January 02, 2018 20:08 ET | Source: First Liberty Institute

FEMA Ends Religious Discrimination Against Hurricane-Affected Houses of Worship

WASHINGTON, Jan. 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, after First Liberty Institute sent a letter asking President Trump to end a discriminatory FEMA directive, the White House announced that it will...
December 28, 2017 12:20 ET | Source: First Liberty Institute

Court Rules Against Family Who Lost Their Bakery for Not Making Same-Sex Wedding Cake

SALEM, Ore., Dec. 28, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Oregon Court of Appeals issued its decision in the case of Aaron and Melissa Klein, former owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa. The court...
December 14, 2017 14:36 ET | Source: First Liberty Institute

First Liberty Institute Congratulates Its Former Volunteer Attorney James C. Ho on His Judicial Confirmation

PLANO, Texas, Dec. 14, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the United States Senate voted to confirm James C. Ho to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Ho, regarded nationally as...
December 14, 2017 10:59 ET | Source: First Liberty Institute

Top Religious Freedom Attorney, Constitutional Law Expert Joins First Liberty Institute

PLANO, Texas, Dec. 14, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Liberty Institute announced today that top religious liberty attorney and constitutional law expert, Benjamin Bull, will launch and lead the...
December 01, 2017 10:47 ET | Source: First Liberty Institute

Prominent Religious Liberty Law Firm and Think Tank File Friend-of-the-Court Brief Supporting Archdiocese of Washington Against WMATA’s Religious Discrimination

WASHINGTON, Dec. 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Liberty Institute and the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC), represented by Steptoe & Johnson, LLP, filed a friend-of-the-court brief...
November 29, 2017 11:33 ET | Source: First Liberty Institute

Church Told Flyers Are Too Religious, Barred from Sharing Community Events Information with Students

YERINGTON, Nev., Nov. 29, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, attorneys with First Liberty Institute and Lipson, Neilson, Cole, Seltzer & Garin, P.C. (“Lipson Neilson”) sent a letter to the Lyon...
November 20, 2017 11:39 ET | Source: First Liberty Institute

First Liberty Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Review Case of Woman Ordered by Police to Stop Praying in Her Home

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Friday, attorneys for First Liberty Institute and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP filed a petition for certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court in...
November 14, 2017 16:54 ET | Source: First Liberty Institute

Attack on Bible Curriculum Thrown Out of Court

PRINCETON, W.V., Nov. 14, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, a federal district court dismissed a challenge to the Bible curriculum offered in Mercer County Schools. First Liberty Institute, the law...
November 14, 2017 12:44 ET | Source: First Liberty Institute

Grandfather Prohibited from Reading the Bible Out Loud on a Public Sidewalk

SWEETWATER, Tenn., Nov. 14, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, First Liberty and the Center for Religious Expression (CRE) sent a demand letter to the City of Sweetwater, Tennessee on behalf of their...
November 13, 2017 16:27 ET | Source: First Liberty Institute

First Liberty Institute Asks Congress to Protect Houston Churches

DALLAS, Nov. 13, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Attorneys with First Liberty Institute sent letters to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker Paul Ryan supporting the House and Senate Federal...