For the tens of millions of Americans of faith who worship together regularly, the onset of COVID-19 has been a spiritual tragedy. Houses of worship of every faith and denomination have been emptied by government fiat.
News Release For Immediate Release: 7.9.20 Contact: Lacey McNiel, media@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4453 Breaking: U.S. Navy Reverses Course, Ends Ban on Troops Attending Indoor Religious Services First Liberty Institute urged U.S. Navy to accommodate the religious beliefs of its service members and chaplains to attend in-person religious services Washington, DC–The United […]
News Release For Immediate Release: 7.8.20 Contact: Lacey McNiel, media@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4453 U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Trump Administration’s Exemptions to Contraceptive Mandate First Liberty Institute amicus brief urged Court to preserve religious exemption from Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate Washington, DC—The Supreme Court of the United States today held 7–2 […]
News Release For Immediate Release: 7.8.20 Contact: Lacey McNiel, media@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4453 U.S. Supreme Court Decision Recognizes and Protects the Independence of Religious Institutions First Liberty Institute filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of Our Lady of Guadalupe School urging Court to preserve school’s First Amendment rights Washington, DC—Today, in […]
Two federal appeals courts last week issued decisions on challenges to coronavirus-related executive orders by the governors of Illinois and Louisiana.
In each case, churches and religious organizations challenged a governor’s restrictions on meeting in person at houses of worship while allowing other group activities to proceed, saying those orders violated the First Amendment.
News Release For Immediate Release: 6.30.20 Contact: Lacey McNiel, media@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4453 U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Religious Freedom in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue Decision First Liberty Institute client filed amicus brief in case involving religious discrimination by State of Montana Washington, DC—Today, the Supreme Court of the United […]
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