National organization takes up case of C

National organization takes up case of Christian school

Livingston Daily

November 14, 2016

First Liberty Institute — a Texas legal organization the works exclusively on religious freedom cases — has taken on Livingston Christian Schools’ federal lawsuit against Genoa Township after a U.S. District Court judge threw the case out earlier this year.

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