Several organizations, including the Manhattan Institute, Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, the Human Rights Defense Center, law school clinics from Northwestern, Harvard, and others filed 11 “friend-of-the court” briefs urging the Supreme Court of the United States to correct a misused precedent that prevents citizens from challenging the constitutionality of local ordinances after a previous conviction.
Hiram Sasser, Executive General Counsel, breaks down why parental rights are so important for religious liberty in one of our new cases.
Matt Krause explains the bill in Texas to put the Ten Commandments back in the classroom.
Today, Arkansas Governor Sarah Sanders signed SB 433, which requires the posting of the national motto and Ten Commandments in schools. The following statement may be attributed to Matt Krause, Of Counsel for First Liberty Institute:
First Liberty Institute and The Louisiana Family Forum (“LFF”) announced today that a donation from Patriot Mobile will provide Ten Commandments displays to 3,000 classrooms in Louisiana as part of a project to provide, at no cost to the Louisiana taxpayer, displays in schools throughout Louisiana.
First Liberty Institute sent a letter to the North East Ohio Learning Associates (“Neola”) on behalf of LifeWise Academy challenging its policy recommendations for school boards now required under state law to permit release-time courses for students.