Press Releases

High School Football Coaches to Court: If We Have the Right to Kneel to Protest InJustice, Coach Kennedy Has the Right to Kneel in Prayer

NFL players and high school football coaches file briefs in support of Coach Kennedy at the Ninth Circuit
November 8, 2016 • Press Releases

Tacoma, Wash. – Two high-profile amicus briefs were filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals on Monday evening on behalf of Coach Joe Kennedy, a high school football coach who was fired for taking a knee at the fifty-yard line and offering a brief, private prayer after high school football […]

State of Georgia Demands Pastor Hand Over His Sermon Notes and Transcripts

Government demands Dr. Eric Walsh hand over his “sermon notes and/or transcripts” in the course of litigation
October 26, 2016 • Press Releases

ATLANTA, GA – Today, Dr. Eric Walsh announces that he will not hand over his sermons to the State of Georgia. His announcement comes in response to the government serving him with legal papers during the course of litigation, requiring him to surrender copies of his sermon notes and transcripts. […]

Yom Kippur Victory: Judge Lifts Restraining Order off of Orthodox Jewish Synagogue

At an emergency hearing held only hours before Yom Kippur starts, Judge André Birotte, Jr. restores right of Jewish synagogue members to practice a historic religious ritual
October 12, 2016 • Press Releases

Irvine, Calif. – Late Tuesday afternoon, U.S. District Court judge André Birotte, Jr. lifted a temporary restraining order that had been issued against the Chabad of Irvine, a small Orthodox Jewish synagogue. The order had prevented the synagogue’s members from fully practicing a traditional Yom Kippur ritual called a kaporos […]

Orthodox Jewish Synagogue Asks Judge to Life Temporary Restraining Order Before Start of Yom Kippur

After animal rights activists file lawsuit against synagogue, Jewish leaders ask court to restore their right to practice a historic religious ritual before sundown today
October 11, 2016 • Press Releases

Irvine, Calif. – On Tuesday morning, just hours before sundown signals the start of Yom Kippur, a small Jewish synagogue in Irvine and its rabbi filed a brief with a California federal district court. They asked Judge André Birotte, Jr. to lift a temporary restraining order that is preventing them from […]

Government officials tell Mary Anne Sause to stop praying in her own home.

Police Tell Woman She Cannot Pray in Her Home, Threaten Her With Arrest

Ms. Mary Anne Sause files appeal in the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, claiming police violated her First Amendment rights, telling her the Constitution is “just a piece of paper”
September 29, 2016 • Press Releases

Louisburg, Kan. – Law firms First Liberty Institute and Gibson Dunn filed a brief in the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on Wednesday on behalf of Ms. Mary Anne Sause, a Catholic former nurse, who was told by police that she could not pray in her own home. […]

Christian School Sues Florida High School Athletic Association Over Refusal to Allow Prayer Over Loudspeaker Prior to Football Game

September 29, 2016 • Press Releases

Tampa, Fla. – Cambridge Christian School today filed a federal lawsuit in Tampa against the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) for violating the school’s constitutional rights. Cambridge Christian says the FHSAA refused to allow the school to offer a prayer over the loudspeaker before the Division 2A state championship […]

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