First Liberty attorneys continue to be the first word behind many of today’s breaking religious liberty news stories and cases. Stay up-to-date on the conversations that are happening right now in our national media. Legislating Censorship in California By: Stephanie Taub, Senior Counsel at First Liberty Institute. Originally published on NationalReview.com […]
Recent High School Valedictorian Prevented from Referencing Faith During Graduation Ceremony Seeks Apology Colchester, Illinois — First Liberty Institute today sent a letter to the West Prairie School District demanding that it adopt policies protecting the First Amendment rights of students after school officials forced a student, Sam Blackledge, to […]
Support of General Rutledge’s efforts follows attacks by Wisconsin activists Plano, Texas—First Liberty Institute today announced that it is prepared to support Attorney General Rutledge’s efforts to defend the Ten Commandments Monument erected on the grounds of the Arkansas State Capitol. Activists from the ACLU and others filed lawsuits challenging […]
Graduation was supposed to be a joyous time for Sam Blackledge, but the valedictorian of West Prairie High School in Sciota, Illinois, said the experience left him feeling awful. “I never felt that feeling before,” he told Fox News. “It was terrible. I felt like I wanted to cry.” For […]
The graduation ceremony may be over, but the controversy lives on in McDonough County. Sam Blackledge says he wasn’t able to give his valedictorian speech at West Prairie High this weekend. “It was really upsetting,” states Blackledge. “I wanted to share that the need for every person is Jesus, and […]
Sam Blackledge had worked hard on his valedictorian address. He had written a wonderful speech declaring to his teachers and classmates that he is a follower of Jesus Christ. But administrators at West Prairie High School in Illinois would not let the 18-year-old deliver that speech – because the content was […]
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