First Liberty Institute and Clement & Murphy PLLC filed a petition at the Supreme Court of the United States asking the Justices to reverse a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that affirmed a lower court’s grant of qualified immunity to government officials in Louisiana who prevented a man from distributing Christian vegetarian literature on a public sidewalk in a public park.
Representing the Rockwall County Commissioners Court, First Liberty Institute sent a letter to the Freedom from Religion Foundation (“FFRF”) affirming that a permanent monument of the Ten Commandments placed on the grounds of the Rockwall County Courthouse is constitutional. The letter responds to claims made by FFRF in correspondence to Rockwall County officials.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier issued an opinion yesterday confirming that under federal and state law, public schools across the state are required to allow parent-requested release time for students to attend religious instruction off campus.
Attorneys with First Liberty Institute sent a demand letter to the Township of Clinton, New Jersey calling for officials to issue a permit to connect wires to an emergency exit sign and cease the obstructive administrative actions targeting Adult and Teen Challenge of New England and New Jersey.
First Liberty Institute filed a federal lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan on behalf of The Tarrington Church after the Township of Windsor pursued a multi-year campaign to restrict or prevent the Church from engaging in religious activity in a church building where people have been gathering for nearly 60 years.
Twenty-two states, several religious organizations, including the American Hindu Jewish Congress, and victims of religious discrimination are among twelve “friend-of-the-court” briefs urging the Supreme Court of the United States to reverse a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that upheld the Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue (“SRFR”) department’s decision to refuse religious accommodation for eight firefighters known as the Snohomish Eight.
