The “Peace Cross,” the focus of an intense court case regarding its upkeep and placement on public land, stands at a busy intersection in Bladensburg, Md. (Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post) By: Robert Barnes and Ann E. Marimow The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether a 40-foot cross in the median of […]
Attorneys with First Liberty Institute represent The American Legion in defense of “gravestone” to 49-men from Prince George’s County, Maryland WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the Supreme Court of the United States announced that it has accepted the appeal of The American Legion et al. v. American Humanist Association et al. The American […]
A 2014 lawsuit said that the Peace Cross, which sits on state land in Bladensburg, Md., was an endorsement of Christianity.CreditCreditAlgerina Perna/The Baltimore Sun, via Associated Press By: Adam Liptak WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide whether a 40-foot cross on state property in suburban Maryland violates […]
By: Lathan Watts, First Liberty Institute’s Director of Community Relations. Senior living facilities have become the setting for new battles over religious liberty. Unfortunately, a growing hostility to faith has found its way into some of these communities. According to Forbes, approximately 10,000 Baby Boomers reach retirement age every day. […]
Members of Fellowship of Christian Athletes Prevented from Meeting, Promoting Events Like Other Student Groups at School Elizabethtown, Kentucky—First Liberty Institute this week sent a letter to the Hardin County (KY) School District demanding that it adopt policies protecting the civil rights of its Fellowship of Christian Athletes (“FCA”) student […]
US SUPREME COURT – The Supreme Court now has the opportunity to hear a second case about Christian bakers hit hard by their state for not making gay marriage cakes. And this gives the high court a chance to go further in protecting religious liberty than it did with the […]