The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday in World Vision, Inc. v. McMahon that the ministerial exception doctrine protects the right of religious organizations to hire people who share an organization’s religious beliefs when the employee performs “vital religious duties” to carry out the “core mission” of the organization.
Yesterday, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction, temporarily stopping the posting of the Ten Commandments in schools in four Arkansas school districts. The law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in Arkansas schools was signed into law earlier this year.
First Liberty Institute and attorney Mark Lamb with Carney Badley Spellman PS announced today that the Central Kitsap School District in Silverdale, WA, rejected all allegations of discriminatory conduct against the faculty-sponsor of the school’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes (“FCA”) club when a fellow teacher complained about religious themes in posters promoting FCA meetings.
News Release For Immediate Release: 7.21.25 Contact: John Manning, media@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4453 Federal Court Clears Path for Lawsuit Against Florida HOA for Discriminatory, Antisemitic Actions The Orthodox Jewish community has faced relentless vandalism, discrimination, and unlawful treatment from HOA and surrounding homeowners. Boca Raton, FL—Federal Judge Aileen M. Cannon rejected […]
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.
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