News Release For Immediate Release: 7.8.21 Contact: Lacey McNiel, media@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4453 Breaking: Capitol Hill Baptist Church and Washington, DC Reach Settlement After City Prevented Church from Gathering First Liberty Institute and law firm WilmerHale filed lawsuit on behalf of church when city shut down religious gatherings during COVID Washington, […]
News Release For Immediate Release: 7.7.21 Contact: Lacey McNiel, media@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4453 After Backlash, IRS Grants Religious Group Tax Exempt Status First Liberty Institute represented Christians Engaged in its appeal after nonprofit status was denied for group’s teaching of Biblical values Washington, DC—Today, First Liberty Institute announced that the IRS […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 2, 2021 Arlington, Virginia—Today, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a potentially landmark case challenging a Maine law that bans families from an otherwise generally available student-aid program if they choose to send their children to schools that teach religion. The Institute for Justice (IJ), […]
News Release For Immediate Release: 7.1.21 Contact: Chris Freund, media@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4453 Religious Liberty Law Firm Celebrates Supreme Court Decision Protecting Donor Privacy First Liberty Institute submitted a friend-of-the-court brief in key cases challenging California’s blanket private donor records reporting requirement Washington, DC—The Supreme Court of the United States today […]
News Release For Immediate Release: 6.24.21 Contact: Lacey McNiel, media@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4453 After First Liberty Institute Appeal, Army Issues Favorable Decision for Highly Decorated Army Chaplain Chaplain Andrew Calvert’s record will now allow for future promotions, assignments after earlier reprimand Ft. Hood, TX—First Liberty Institute today announced that the […]
Press Statement For Immediate Release: 6.17.21 Contact: Lacey McNiel, media@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4453 Supreme Court Protects Religious Liberty of Faith-Based Child Placement Agencies in Landmark Ruling First Liberty Institute filed friend-of-the-court brief in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia Washington, DC—In a major victory for religious liberty today, the Supreme Court of […]