Today, First Liberty Institute and the law firms Mayer Brown LLP and Ganguly Brothers Misula PLLC sent a demand letter to the Grand Island Central School District urging the principal at the Grand Island Senior High School to reverse her denial of Sabrina Steffans’ parking space design that includes Bible references and religious imagery.
First Liberty Institute filed a friend-of-the-court brief at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on behalf of Grace Church St. Louis (MO) and New Way Church (FL) in support of a joint motion for the entry of a consent judgement approving the Internal Revenue Service’s (“IRS”) agreement that churches and religious organizations will no longer face investigation under the “Johnson Amendment” when talking to their congregation about politics.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday in World Vision, Inc. v. McMahon that the ministerial exception doctrine protects the right of religious organizations to hire people who share an organization’s religious beliefs when the employee performs “vital religious duties” to carry out the “core mission” of the organization.
Yesterday, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction, temporarily stopping the posting of the Ten Commandments in schools in four Arkansas school districts. The law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in Arkansas schools was signed into law earlier this year.
First Liberty Institute and attorney Mark Lamb with Carney Badley Spellman PS announced today that the Central Kitsap School District in Silverdale, WA, rejected all allegations of discriminatory conduct against the faculty-sponsor of the school’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes (“FCA”) club when a fellow teacher complained about religious themes in posters promoting FCA meetings.
News Release For Immediate Release: 7.21.25 Contact: John Manning, media@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4453 Federal Court Clears Path for Lawsuit Against Florida HOA for Discriminatory, Antisemitic Actions The Orthodox Jewish community has faced relentless vandalism, discrimination, and unlawful treatment from HOA and surrounding homeowners. Boca Raton, FL—Federal Judge Aileen M. Cannon rejected […]
 |
|
|
