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University of Michigan Health-West to Change Gender Transition Policy, Conduct Trainings, and Pay Damages, Resolving Case Brought by Fired Christian Physician Assistant

July 29, 2026 • Press Releases

First Liberty Institute, Clement & Murphy LLP, LightStone Law, and Bossenbrook Williams PC reached a settlement with University of Michigan Health-West in favor of Valerie Kloosterman, a physician assistant who was fired because of her religious beliefs about gender.

President Trump and Department of Justice Update Guidance to Strengthen Federal Religious Liberty Protections

July 23, 2026 • Press Releases

The U.S. Department of Justice today issued new guidance instructing all “executive departments and agencies to ensure that federal programs, employment practices, contracting, rulemaking, and enforcement actions comply with the Constitution, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) of 1993, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal laws.”

Court Asked to Reverse Decision Saying Ten Commandments Monument at the Arkansas Capitol Must Come Down

July 23, 2026 • Press Releases

News Release For Immediate Release: 7.23.26 Contact: John Manning, media@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4453 Court Asked to Reverse Decision Saying Ten Commandments Monument at the Arkansas Capitol Must Come Down District Court Order distorts Supreme Court precedent establishing that displays of the Ten Commandments are constitutional. St. Louis, MO—Arkansas Attorney General Tim […]

Arkansas Moves Into Lead Above all States for Religious Liberty Protections, Governor Sanders Announces

July 14, 2026 • Press Releases

Today, First Liberty Institute’s Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy (“CRCD”) revealed the results of its fifth annual Religious Liberty in the States (“RLS”) index, the only comprehensive comparison of how all 50 states protect religious liberty through law.

Connecticut Officials Barred Private Holiday Nativity Display from Capitol Building Because It’s “Religious”

July 13, 2026 • Press Releases

First Liberty Institute and the international law firm Jones Day sent a letter to Connecticut’s Joint Committee on Legislative Management on behalf of the Family Institute of Connecticut (FIC) after it was prohibited from displaying a small Nativity in the state Capitol building in December.  The Committee’s policy allows private displays in the Capitol unless they are “religious in nature.”  The letter asks the Committee to remove the discriminatory provision from its policy and allow the private Nativity display this Christmas season.

Ukrainian Catholic Church Urges Federal Court to Reverse Lower Court Decision Approving the Exclusion of Churches or Shrines from Collier Township

July 8, 2026 • Press Releases

First Liberty Institute, Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, and the Independence Law Center filed an opening brief yesterday at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on behalf of Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church.

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