On December 18, 2025, The Department of Justice (DOJ) issued new guidance that doctors within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will no longer require VA employees to offer abortion services to veterans. This decision reverses previous guidance under the Biden administration which required abortions to be funded with taxpayer dollars for any reason and at any stage of pregnancy.
First Liberty Institute and the law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP filed a federal lawsuit against the Everett, Washington school district on behalf of LifeWise challenging its regulations for permitted release-time courses for students.
Join Chief Legal Officer Jeff Mateer for a deep dive into our biggest victories from this year and get an insider’s look at just how these cases are impacting the future of religious freedom.
First Liberty Institute sent a letter to the Village of The Branch, New York demanding that St. Patrick’s Catholic Church be allowed to continue its tradition of selling Christmas trees from the church property as they have for more than 25 years. The Village cited an ordinance stating the church cannot hold a fundraising event within 90 days of a previous one.
First Liberty Institute sent a letter to the City of Tucson demanding local resident David Hoffman be allowed to share his religious beliefs on public ways at the Winterhaven Festival of Lights.
Today, a permanent monument of the Ten Commandments was restored to the state Capitol grounds in Frankfort, Kentucky. The historic Ten Commandments monument was donated to the Commonwealth of Kentucky by the Fraternal Order of Eagles in 1971. First Liberty represents the Fraternal Order of Eagles.
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