Press Statement For Immediate Release: 4.25.24 Contact: John Manning, media@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4453 Religious Liberty Expert Praises Speaker Mike Johnson for Denouncing Antisemitism on College Campuses Washington, D.C.—On April 24, Speaker Mike Johnson gave a press conference at Columbia University where he denounced antisemitism. Jeff Mateer, Executive Vice President and Chief […]
Press Statement For Immediate Release: 4.22.24 Contact: John Manning, media@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4453 Biden Title IX Rule Changes Threaten Religious Liberty for Thousands in Schools and on Campuses Washington, D.C.—The following statement regarding the Biden administration’s changes to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 that redefines “sex” in federal […]
News Release For Immediate Release: 4.9.24 Contact: John Manning, media@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4453 Elementary School Principal Denies Student Request to Start an Interfaith Prayer Club After Allowing Pride Club a Week Earlier The Washington state school district is near Bremerton, where the school district lost an expensive case at the U.S. […]
Atlantic City First Responder Appeals After City Refused Religious Beard Accommodation Attorneys argue last year’s Supreme Court decision in Groff protects employees from religious discrimination in workplace. Atlantic City, NJ—First Liberty Institute and the Harvard Law School Religious Freedom Clinic asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit […]
News Release For Immediate Release: 3.19.24 Contact: John Manning, media@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4453 Arizona Church Files Lawsuit Against the City of San Luis for Blocking Food Distribution to Impoverished Families The city issued fines and threatens criminal charges for parking transport trucks in the church’s parking lot. San Luis, AZ—First […]
News Release For Immediate Release: 3.7.24 Contact: John Manning, media@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4453 Pastor Hosting Religious Gatherings in Home Responds to Town’s Legal Threats The Town of Weare targets religious assembly while turning a blind eye to comparable secular activity. Weare, NH—First Liberty Institute, prominent law firm King & Spalding LLP, […]