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California State Court Rejects Attack on Millennia-Old Orthodox Jewish Ceremony

Decision protects California synagogue against challenges to its religious exercise by those who disagree with its religious practices
June 23, 2017 • Press Releases

Santa Ana, CA – On Friday, June 23, a California state court rejected an activist organization’s challenge to an ancient religious ceremony practiced by a small Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Irvine, California. The challenge to the synagogue, represented by First Liberty Institute, could have threatened the religious practices of every […]

Court Expresses Concerns About First Amendment Violations Before Dismissing Appeal

Tenth Circuit cites qualified immunity shielding the officers from liability in affirming district court’s decision.
June 22, 2017 • Press Releases

Denver—On Tuesday, June 20, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued its opinion in Sause v. Bauer, in which First Liberty Institute and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP represent Mary Anne Sause. Police ordered Sause, a devout Catholic, to stop praying in […]

‘I Was Told I Can’t…Pray Tonight’: High School Grad Fights Back After School Forces Her to Ax Prayer From Commencement Speech

By Billy Hallowell - Faithwire
June 19, 2017 • In the News

Jeremy Dys, First Liberty Deputy General Counsel: “School districts need to remember that students retain their religious liberty as they walk through the schoolhouse gates and all the way through the graduation ceremony.” A conservative legal firm is accusing a Pennsylvania school district of “forcing a student to alter her […]

Future of County’s Practice of Invocations Before Public Meetings Hangs in the Balance

First Liberty to defend constitutionality before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
June 14, 2017 • Press Releases

First Liberty to defend constitutionality before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Grad’s Commencement Speech Censored Over Prayer

KDKA CBS Pittsburgh
June 13, 2017 • In the News

Controversy is brewing over the remarks a recent graduate of Beaver High School planned to deliver to her classmates at their commencement ceremony.

Wash. football coach fired for praying with team heads to court

June 13, 2017 •

The district said Kennedy had violated its policy upholding the separation of church and state. He was placed on paid leave and his contract was not renewed in 2016.

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