Press Statement For Immediate Release: 5.21.25 Contact: John Manning, media@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4453 Religious Liberty Firm Supports Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Prayer Service Washington, D.C.—Today, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth led a prayer service in the Pentagon’s auditorium. Secretary Hegseth indicated that he plans that the prayer service become a […]
Today, attorneys from First Liberty Institute and WilmerHale asked the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut to stop a public school’s retaliation against veteran teacher Marisol Arroyo-Castro for refusing to remove a small crucifix from her personal items in the classroom.
The United States District Court for the Southern District of California granted a motion for preliminary injunction requiring the Encinitas (CA) Union School District to provide notification and opt-outs to parents and students when promoting gender ideology in “buddy classes,” a mentoring program coupling older and younger students.
U.S. Representative Keith Self (R-TX) introduced the Military Chaplain Act of 2025 in the House defining the purpose, role, duties, and professional qualification requirements for military chaplains.
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) have introduced the Reaffirming Every Servicemember’s Trust Over Religious Exemptions (RESTORE) Act in the U.S. Senate. The legislation requires the Department of Defense (DoD) to establish a Special Review Board to audit the service-wide handling of religious accommodation requests related to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Last year, First Liberty Institute and Hacker Stephens LLP announced a settlement with the U.S. Department of the Navy on behalf of thousands of Navy service members who had challenged the military’s vaccine mandate in federal court.
First Liberty Institute and attorneys at Jones Day announced that the IRS closed its investigation of Grace Church in St. Louis, Missouri. The IRS’s decision to close its investigation, first opened in 2022, during the local school board elections where the church researched candidate websites and reported that information to church members.
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