The following statement regarding oral argument at the Texas Supreme Court in Paxton v. Annunciation House, a lawsuit brought against a religious non-profit, may be attributed to David Hacker, Vice President of Litigation and Senior Counsel for First Liberty Institute:
News Release For Immediate Release: 1.10.25 Contact: John Manning, media@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4453 Court Asked to Uphold School Board Member’s Constitutional Right to Quote Bible Verses During Meetings School District seeks to bar Board President Heather Rooks from quoting scripture during open comment section of the meetings after threats from outside […]
News Release For Immediate Release: 1.7.25 Contact: John Manning, media@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4454 Parent Prohibited from Representing Child in Court Battle Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Reverse, Protect Parental Rights Religious liberty firm also awaiting Court action on cases involving religious employment rights and religious exercise. Washington, D.C.—Late last week, First […]
Today, on behalf of Crosspoint Church and Bangor Christian Schools (“BCS”), attorneys for First Liberty Institute and Consovoy McCarthy urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit during oral argument to reverse a lower court decision upholding a Maine law passed after Maine lost in Carson v. Makin, which the state designed to prevent religious schools from participating in its school choice program.
This week, a panel of judges on the Court of Appeals of Ohio, Sixth Appellate District, granted an Ohio church’s motion to stay the preliminary injunction pending appeal, finding that the motion “asserted a reasonable question of law” on a matter of constitutional law. The decision allows Dad’s Place, a Bryan, Ohio church, to continue its temporary shelter ministry while the case continues on appeal. First Liberty Institute and the law firms Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP and Spengler Nathanson PLL represent Dad’s Place.
News Release For Immediate Release: 12.31.24 Contact: John Manning, media@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4453 Daytona Beach Reverses, Allows Food Distribution to Impoverished Families City ordinance that singled out churches operating food pantries in redevelopment repealed, church food program resumes. Daytona Beach, FL—First Liberty Institute and the law firm Sidley Austin L.L.P. today […]
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