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Tennessee AG Joins First Liberty’s Challenge to City Ordinance that Bans Charlie Kirk Prayer Vigil on Downtown Green

September 26, 2025 • Press Releases

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti sent a letter to the City of Morristown, TN criticizing local ordinance §9-204 that prevents Brad Tumey, a nearby resident, from holding a prayer vigil for Charlie Kirk on the downtown green space.

Teacher Marisol Lawsuit | First Liberty Insider

When This Teacher Put Her Faith on Display, The School District Showed Her the Door

September 24, 2025 • The Freedom Brief

Marisol Castro didn’t make a scene. She didn’t raise her voice. She didn’t fight with words.She simply refused to back down.

Olivier Cert Granted | First Liberty Insider

First Liberty is Going Back to the Supreme Court

September 24, 2025 • The Freedom Brief

The Supreme Court of the United States announced that it will hear oral argument in the case of Gabriel Olivier.

Tennessee City Denies Request to Host Charlie Kirk Prayer Vigil on Public Property

September 17, 2025 • Press Releases

Today, First Liberty Institute sent a demand letter to the City of Morristown, Tennessee on behalf of nearby resident, Brad Tumey, due to a local ordinance that prohibits him from hosting a candlelight vigil on the downtown green space to honor Charlie Kirk.

First Liberty Institute Partners with America First Policy Institute and the U.S. Department of Education to Launch America 250 Civics Education Coalition

September 17, 2025 • Press Releases

Today, First Liberty President, CEO, and Chief Counsel Kelly Shackelford joined the U.S. Department of Education (DoED), the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), and 40 more national and state-based organizations to announce the launch of the America 250 Civics Education Coalition.  

Federal Court Protects Church Freedom Over Matters of Internal Religious Governance and Leadership

September 15, 2025 • Press Releases

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit determined that courts cannot “interfere with matters of church government, matters of faith, [and] matters of doctrine,” dismissing a lawsuit against the North American Mission Board brought by a former employee.  Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and First Liberty Institute and Dorr LLP represent NAMB.

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