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Listen: Little Sisters of the Poor and the Future of Religious Liberty in America

Conservative Review

March 23, 2016

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On the eve of oral arguments for Zubik v. Burwell (more commonly known as the Little Sisters of the Poor case), CR’s Nate Madden sat down with Kelly Shackleford, President of First Liberty Institute (FLI) to talk about the details of the case, as well as its place in a broader scheme of threats to religious liberty in the United States.

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