San Diego – On September 6, Chaplain Wes Modder received his honorable discharge and a medal of commendation from the Navy. For the past two years, Modder, a decorated Navy chaplain and former Marine, was at the center of a religious freedom firestorm that caught the attention of national political […]
Read the brief here Washington, DC – First Liberty Institute filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday on behalf of religious educational institutions and educators, asking the Court to review the case of Gloucester County School Board v. G.G. Religious educators believe the outcome of this […]
Portland, Ore. – Today, First Liberty Institute and Boyden Gray, former White House Counsel for President George H. W. Bush, filed a reply brief with the Oregon Court of Appeals on behalf of Aaron and Melissa Klein. The Oregon couple was fined $135,000 and lost their bakery for running their […]
Austin, TX – Today, Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a legal opinion affirming the constitutionality of Judge Wayne Mack’s volunteer chaplaincy program and his practice of allowing volunteer chaplains to open court sessions in prayer. Read the opinion “This is a total victory for Judge Mack and for the citizens […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF) issued an opinion in the case of United States v. Sterling, denying a United States Marine her constitutional right to religious freedom. “This is absolutely outrageous,” Kelly Shackelford, President and CEO of First Liberty Institute, says. “A few judges […]
Bremerton, Wash. – Today, former high school football coach Joe Kennedy filed a lawsuit against Bremerton School District (BSD) after the school district terminated him for offering a brief, quiet prayer at the fifty-yard line after high school football games. Read the lawsuit at CoachKennedyFacts.com. In the lawsuit, Coach Kennedy’s […]
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