Press Releases

First Liberty Invited to Advise Florida Court of Appeals on Religious Liberty Rights for Employees

January 29, 2026 • Press Releases

Law firm Lawson Huck Gonzalez PLLC filed a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of First Liberty Institute at the Florida Sixth District Court of Appeal enumerating the ways that the Florida Civil Rights Act (FCRA) corresponds with and differs from federal civil rights law Title VII.

Religious Liberty Scholars Defend the Display of Ten Commandments in the Public Square and Public Schools

January 28, 2026 • Press Releases

First Liberty Institute Senior Research Fellow, Director of Religious Liberty in the States, and Regent University Professor Mark David Hall, along with Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, Director of the Conscience Project, recently published an article in the William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal detailing the constitutionality of the Ten Commandments in the history and tradition of the United States.

District Court Urged to Vacate Old Ruling That Barred a Ten Commandments Monument from Indiana Capitol Grounds

January 22, 2026 • Press Releases

First Liberty Institute filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana on behalf of The Fraternal Order of Eagles.  The brief supports a motion filed by Indiana Governor Mike Braun and Attorney General Todd Rokita to vacate a 2000 court order that barred a Ten Commandments monument from the Statehouse grounds. 

D.C. Transit Authority’s Ban on Issue and Religious Ads Challenged in Federal Court

January 20, 2026 • Press Releases

The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of the District of Columbia, First Liberty Institute, and the law firm of Steptoe, LLP on behalf of WallBuilder Presentations (“WallBuilders”) asked the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to strike down the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (“WMATA”) advertising restrictions on issue and religious ads as violations of the First Amendment. 

Statement Regarding Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ Review of Louisiana and Texas Ten Commandments Laws

January 20, 2026 • Press Releases

Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard oral argument regarding the constitutionality of laws in Louisiana and Texas that require the posting of the Ten Commandments in schools.

Texas County Places Ten Commandments Monument with Dedication Ceremony 

January 16, 2026 • Press Releases

Today, a dedication ceremony was held as a permanent monument of the Ten Commandments was placed on the grounds of the historic, 1895 Tarrant County Courthouse.

Social Facebook Social Instagram Twitter X Icon | First Liberty Institute Social Youtube Social Linkedin

Terms of UsePrivacy PolicyState DisclosuresSitemap • © 2026 Liberty Institute® is a trademark of First Liberty Institute