A federal court today blocked a new Washington state law that would have forced Catholic priests to face jail time unless they broke the sacred seal of confession.
First Liberty Institute filed a friend-of-the-court brief in Miller v. City of Burien, a lawsuit brought by a local church against the Washington city after officials there threatened to fine the church more than $100,000 for serving homeless neighbors during the dead of winter.
First Liberty Institute filed a federal lawsuit and motion for preliminary injunction against the Town of Chapin, South Carolina on behalf of local resident Ernest Giardino after he was told a permit was required to hold a sign and share his faith on a public right of way.
News Release For Immediate Release: 7.15.25 Contact: John Manning, media@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4453 More than 20 Friend-of-the-Court Briefs Urge Supreme Court to Overturn Santa Fe v. Doe First Liberty’s petition to the U.S. Supreme Court finds broad support across the faith, legal communities. Washington, DC—In a show of overwhelming support at […]
The Catholic bishops of Washington state and a group of priests were in federal court today asking the court to block a new state law that forces priests to face jail time unless they break the sacred seal of confession.
Today, First Liberty Institute’s Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy (CRCD) revealed the results of its fourth annual Religious Liberty in the States (RLS) index, the only comprehensive comparison of how all 50 states protect religious liberty through law.
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