Court rejects the Kountze ISD latest attack on cheerleader’s freedom to have Bible verses on run-through banners Austin, TX—The Texas Supreme Court today denied to hear the Kountze Independent School District’s appeal of an earlier decision protecting the right of cheerleaders in that district to have Bible verses on run-through […]
First Liberty’s Deputy General Counsel, Jeremy Dys, shares more about the Army’s decision to vindicate Chaplain Squires & SSG Griffin. First Liberty cannot win these important cases without YOUR support. Victories like that of Chaplain Squires and SSG Griffin happen because of ongoing partnerships with people like you during this […]
By Stephanie Taub, Senior Counsel of First Liberty Institute Thanks to the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, the federal government clarified that it is free to work with whichever organization is best able to achieve the government’s goals, providing optimal services to those in […]
The Army has exonerated a decorated Fort Bragg Army chaplain and his assistant after they were accused of discrimination against a same-sex couple. Chaplain Scott Squires and Chaplain Assistant Kacie Griffin had been facing “dereliction of duty” charges for declining to lead a marriage retreat that included a same-sex couple. […]
General invalidates recommendations to punish chaplain who followed military regulations FT. BRAGG, NC—Today, the United States Army announced that it has rejected the findings of an investigation, and will abandon charges of “dereliction of duty” against First Liberty Institute clients Chaplain Scott Squires and Chaplain Assistant, SSG Kacie Griffin. An […]
By Reed Smith, Counsel of First Liberty Institute Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is moving to fix a huge problem with Obamacare Obamacare — also known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — forced many Americans, from nuns to your neighbors, to choose between […]
