Attorneys of First Liberty Institute, Quinn Emmanuel, and Breidenstein Legal Services, LLC filed a petition for writ of certiorari at the Supreme Court of the United States on behalf of Missionaries of St. John the Baptist, Inc. in Kentucky after the Kentucky Supreme Court denied its right to build a modest shrine for quiet prayer and reflection on its own property. The petition urges the Supreme Court to take the case to clarify the proper standards under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (“RLUIPA”) forbidding unlawful burdens on religious land use and requiring religious organizations to be treated equally to similar secular organizations.
First Liberty Institute and Schaerr Jaffe LLP announced a favorable settlement for former Bath & Body Works employee, Jocelyn Boden, who was fired for refusing to use pronouns in a way that violated her religious beliefs.
Today, President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission heard testimony from First Liberty client, Valerie Kloosterman, who was fired by the University of Michigan Health System after 17 years of excellent patient care. She shared about the impact of her termination and the need to protect others from religious discrimination.
When Eric Martin-Rivera had to read books featuring same-sex married couples to his students, he sought an accommodation but was denied his right.
City leaders in Collier Township, Pennsylvania are taking actions to prevent Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church from conducting religious services.
Gabe Olivier went to court to challenge an unconstitutional ordinance, but a judge refused to even hear the case. Now, the U.S. Supreme Court is considering his case. Listen to the full oral argument – UNCUT.
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