Today, a federal lawsuit was filed against the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board (“SCSB”) by the National Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation after the board rejected Ben Gamla’s application for a state charter school.
Representing the Tarrant 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 historic, 1895 Tarrant County Courthouse is constitutional.
Attorneys with First Liberty Institute and Jones Day filed a motion for preliminary injunction on behalf of The Mission Church and The Christian & Jewish Alliance, an interfaith organization in the San Diego area, seeking protection from hostile agitators affiliated with Code Pink who have disrupted several worship services.
First Liberty Institute and the law firm Ashbrook Byrne Kresge Flowers LLC praised the Salem City School District for granting a religious accommodation for longtime teacher, Shawnae Carlisle.
Today, in a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of the United States granted a victory to Gabriel Olivier allowing him to go back to trial in the district court to make his case that an ordinance in Brandon, MS unconstitutionally prevents him from sharing his Christian faith near a public amphitheater.
First Liberty Institute and the law firm WilmerHale filed an appeal brief at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on behalf of 30-year veteran teacher, Marisol Arroyo-Castro, who was suspended and removed by the Consolidated School District of New Britain, Connecticut for refusing to remove a small crucifix from her personal items displayed beside her desk in the classroom.
