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First Liberty Institute Demands Illinois School Adopt Policy Protecting Student Religious Speech

May 23, 2018 • Press Releases

Recent High School Valedictorian Prevented from Referencing Faith During Graduation Ceremony Seeks Apology Colchester, Illinois — First Liberty Institute today sent a letter to the West Prairie School District demanding that it adopt policies protecting the First Amendment rights of students after school officials forced a student, Sam Blackledge, to […]

First Liberty Institute Prepared to Support Attorney General Rutledge in Ten Commandments Monument Suit

May 23, 2018 • Press Releases

Support of General Rutledge’s efforts follows attacks by Wisconsin activists Plano, Texas—First Liberty Institute today announced that it is prepared to support Attorney General Rutledge’s efforts to defend the Ten Commandments Monument erected on the grounds of the Arkansas State Capitol. Activists from the ACLU and others filed lawsuits challenging […]

Small Jewish Congregation Files Lawsuit Against City of Dallas Over Religious Discrimination

May 3, 2018 • Press Releases

Decision by Dallas Board of Adjustment to deny a parking variance for a small Jewish congregation that does not drive on the Sabbath leads to lawsuit Dallas, Texas—A lawsuit filed byFirst Liberty Institute and its network attorneys at Winston & Strawn, LLP in response to Dallas city officials’ imposition of […]

U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Review Case of Christian School Banned from Michigan Township

April 30, 2018 • Press Releases

School wanted Court to ensure its right to exist in its community and continue serving families and students WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will not review the case Livingston Christian School v. Genoa Charter Township, in which attorneys for First Liberty Institute and Covington & Burling, […]

First Liberty Urges Court to Protect Long-Standing Housing Allowance for All Religious Leaders

April 27, 2018 • Press Releases

Group files amicus brief on behalf of members of Congress in case challenging constitutionality of long-standing tax policy Chicago, IL — First Liberty Institute filed a friend-of-the-court brief at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in the case of Gaylor v. Mnuchin on behalf of sixteen members […]

First Liberty Urges Dallas City Officials to Protect Religious Liberty of Small Jewish Congregation

April 17, 2018 • Press Releases

Decision on parking regulations for a congregation that does not drive on the Sabbath anticipated Tuesday by Dallas Board of Adjustment   Dallas, Texas—First Liberty Institute and its network attorneys at Winston & Strawn, LLP, today urged city officials on the Dallas Board of Adjustment to grant Congregation Toras Chaim […]

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