Texas City Threatens to Take Property from Church
October 07, 2020 14:29 ET
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First Liberty Institute
DALLAS, Oct. 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, First Liberty Institute and Winston & Strawn LLP filed a motion to dismiss the City of Duncanville’s condemnation petition seeking to seize...
Statement of First Liberty Institute and Kelly Shackelford on Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett
September 26, 2020 17:35 ET
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First Liberty Institute
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- President Donald Trump tonight nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to the United States Supreme...
Eleventh Circuit: Jurors Might Have a Prayer
September 24, 2020 12:38 ET
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First Liberty Institute
ATLANTA, Sept. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit granted a request for an en banc hearing in United States of America v. Corrine Brown. ...
Update: California County Promises to Not Enforce Policy Threatening Small, Family Observances of Jewish High Holidays
September 18, 2020 15:10 ET
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First Liberty Institute
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Last night, Los Angeles (CA) County officials informed First Liberty Institute that they will not “dispatch Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies to...
First Liberty Institute Urges Los Angeles County Officials to Reverse Threat to Police Small, Religious Gatherings at Family Homes
September 16, 2020 17:03 ET
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First Liberty Institute
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Liberty Institute today sent a letter to Los Angeles (CA) County officials urging them to reverse their policy barring Jewish residents from...
Department of Defense Strengthens Religious Liberty Protections for Military Service Members
September 15, 2020 10:52 ET
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First Liberty Institute
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Liberty Institute today commended the United States Department of Defense (“DOD”) for issuing strong new guidance that protects religious liberty...
Despite Reaching Agreement with FAA to Allow Chick-fil-A in Airport, City of San Antonio Now Says Franchise Not Allowed, According to First Liberty
September 14, 2020 12:58 ET
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First Liberty Institute
SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The following statement may be attributed to Keisha Russell, Counsel at First Liberty Institute: “We are grateful to the FAA for taking our...
Religious Liberty Expert Kelly Shackelford Statement on President Donald Trump’s List of Potential Supreme Court Justice Nominees
September 09, 2020 16:15 ET
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First Liberty Institute
WASHINGTON, Sept. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The following statement may be attributed to Kelly Shackelford, President, CEO, and Chief Counsel to First Liberty Institute: “There are few issues of...
Navy Cancels Catholic Chaplains
September 09, 2020 09:47 ET
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First Liberty Institute
WASHINGTON, Sept. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Liberty Institute sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper to express concern over a series of recent incidents in the U.S. military that...
Southern Baptist Ministry Urges Federal Court to Protect Freedom Over Matters of Internal Religious Governance and Leadership
August 14, 2020 11:02 ET
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First Liberty Institute
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Liberty Institute and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP filed a petition for a rehearing en banc at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...