Press Releases

Supreme Court Declines to Review Case of Marine Court- Martialed Over Bible Verse

Military court’s decision below deals huge blow to religious freedom in the Military
June 5, 2017 • Press Releases

The Supreme Court of the United States declined to review First Liberty Institute’s appeal in the case of Lance Corporal Monifa Sterling, a U.S. Marine convicted at court-martial for refusing an order to remove an inspirational Bible verse from her workstation.

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Three-Judge Panel Says No “Substantial Burden” to Ban Christian School from Michigan Township

Judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Reject Christian school’s appeal
June 2, 2017 • Press Releases

A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit concluded Friday that a Michigan Township can forbid religious schools, specifically First Liberty Institute’s client Livingston Christian School, from moving into its city.

Trump Administration to Religious Ministries: No More Penalties for Following Your Faith

Leaked interim final rule should end multi-year lawsuits by religious ministries seeking relief from Obamacare contraceptive mandate
May 31, 2017 • Press Releases

May 31, 2017—After litigating for nearly three years, First Liberty Institute’s religious ministry clients look to receive relief from the crippling penalties imposed by the HHS contraceptive mandate found in “Obamacare,” thanks to new administrative rules drafted by the Trump administration to protect the conscience of religious ministries nationwide and […]

Judge Rules to Protect Millenia-Old Orthodox Jewish Ceremony

May 15, 2017 • Press Releases

Los Angeles – On May 12, 2017, U.S. District Court judge André Birotte, Jr. granted a legal victory to the Chabad of Irvine, a small Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Irvine. The judge dismissed a lawsuit brought against the synagogue by animal rights activists, who sought to end a 1200-year-old Orthodox […]

First Liberty Institute’s Statement on Fired Substitute Teacher’s Reinstatement

After almost 5 years, settlement in religious discrimination lawsuit makes Walt Tutka eligible to teach again
May 12, 2017 • Press Releases

May 12, 2017, Belvidere, NJ—After almost 5-years of litigation and negotiation, substitute teacher Walt Tutka has resolved his claim of religious discrimination against the Phillipsburg School District, allowing him to return to substitute teaching. The following statement may be attributed to Hiram Sasser, Deputy Chief Counsel to First Liberty Institute: […]

Legacy Community Health Services Honors the Religious Liberty of Alexia Palma as Both Sides Settle Dispute

May 9, 2017 • Press Releases

First Liberty Institute announces that its client, Alexia Palma, and Legacy Community Health Services, have amicably resolved an employment dispute with a confidential settlement.

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