The United States District Court for the Western District of New York ordered the State of New York to pay over $817,000 in attorneys’ fees to His Tabernacle Family Church (“His Tabernacle”), a nondenominational church in Horseheads, New York.
First Liberty Institute and the law firm Clement & Murphy PLLC announced today that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled in favor of Valerie Kloosterman, a physician assistant who was fired from her job for her religious beliefs.
News Release For Immediate Release: 8.26.25 Contact: John Manning, media@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4453 Ten Commandments Bear “Presumption of Constitutionality,” says First Liberty Institute to Texas Superintendents The letter follows Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s instructions that schools, not blocked by recent litigation, should post the historic document. Plano, TX—Attorneys at First […]
Today, First Liberty Institute presented oral argument at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on behalf of two flight attendants, Lacey Smith and Marli Brown, who were wrongfully terminated from their positions at Alaska Airlines, and discriminated against by the flight attendants’ union, because of their religious beliefs.
Kelly Shackelford, president and CEO of First Liberty Institute, and longtime friend of Dr. James Dobson, issued this statement today on the passing of Focus on the Family founder, Dr. James Dobson:
The City of Santa Ana, California and Anchor Stone Christian Church reached a settlement of a lawsuit allowing the local congregation to use its facilities for religious services.