First Liberty Institute sent a letter to 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 sidewalk.
First Liberty Institute and the law firm Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP today filed a friend-of-the-court brief at the Texas Supreme Court providing interpretation of a new provision of the Texas State Constitution barring government entities from prohibiting or limiting religious services. Texans adopted the provision in response to restrictions imposed by state and local governments during the COVID pandemic.
First Liberty Institute sent a letter to the University of Colorado Boulder to address the incorrect and threatening letter from an anti-religious group that challenged Coach Deion Sanders’ decision to invite a chaplain to speak to his football team and offer a prayer after a recent game.
Today, First Liberty Institute, Baker Botts L.L.P., and the Church State Council asked the Supreme Court of the United States to review a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that sided with the City of Stockton in firing former fire chief Ron Hittle. Fire Chief Hittle was wrongfully terminated for attending a leadership conference hosted at a church.
First Liberty Institute asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to reverse a lower court decision that dismissed a lawsuit filed by two flight attendants against Alaska Airlines. The lawsuit alleged the airline terminated them because of their religious beliefs related to the Equality Act. The lawsuit also claims the Association of Flight Attendants union failed to uphold its responsibility to defend the plaintiffs because of their religious beliefs.
First Liberty Institute today warned city officials in Rowlett, Texas against revoking Freedom Place Church’s certificate of occupancy and thereby shutting down the church. The religious liberty law firm argues that actions to close the church’s doors and prevent it from serving as an early voting site violate the church’s civil rights and Texas law and intends to sue the city if it does not allow the church to continue to operate.
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