News Release For Immediate Release: 5.1.20 Contact: Lacey McNiel, media@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4453 First Liberty Institute Informs Illinois Governor of Elgin Church’s Immediate Intent to Resume In-Person Church Gatherings Coalition of churches will begin in-person services on May 17 while implementing strict health and safety protocols Elgin, IL—First Liberty Institute today […]
News Release For Immediate Release: 4.29.20 Contact: Lacey McNiel, media@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4453 Religious Liberty Law Firm Seeks Restraining Order Against Washington Governor’s Criminalization of Bible Study Governor’s policy banning religious gatherings of any size is inconsistent with CDC Guidelines and violates the Constitution Seattle, WA—First Liberty Institute and a network […]
Press Statement For Immediate Release: 4.29.20 Contact: Lacey McNiel, media@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4453 First Liberty Institute Blasts New York City Bill de Blasio for Remarks Targeting the Jewish Community New York, NY—First Liberty Institute’s President, CEO, and Chief Counsel Kelly Shackelford condemned remarks made by New York City Mayor Bill de […]
By Mike Berry, General Counsel The Coronavirus pandemic of 2020 caught most of us unprepared. Among its many surprises was the rare bipartisan nature of the recovery and stimulus package known as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. But what was not surprising was how quickly those […]
The constitutional rights of churches and people of faith have faced some very unique obstacles in the past few weekswith this being the first pandemic-level nationwide health crisis in over 100 years. Churches are reclaiming the right to gather responsibly for services, faith-based nonprofits are being protected by critical legislative provisions, and we’ve been blessed to play a key role in bringing these initiatives across the finish line.
News Release For Immediate Release: 4.23.20 Contact: Lacey McNiel, media@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4453 After Letter from Religious Liberty Law Firm, New York County Aligns Policies with First Amendment Chemung, NY responded to letter from First Liberty Institute within hours Chemung, NY—County officials in Chemung County, NY today stated that it will […]