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.
First Liberty Institute and the Thomas More Society announced a settlement between the City of Asheville, NC and Zachary Hebb, who was previously denied the ability to share his pro-life message conversationally through an amplifier device outside Asheville Health Center, the only abortion center in Asheville. Now, the city has amended its ordinance to allow amplified speech up to that which is clearly audible 150 feet away from a device, ensuring Hebb and others can be heard by those walking into and around the center.
First Liberty Institute announced today that the KIPP Antioch College Prep Elementary School in Nashville, TN has agreed to clear the record of teacher Eric Rivera after previously issuing a “final warning letter” and removing him from his first grade teaching position when he refused to read a book to his first graders that promotes same-sex marriage despite having another teacher read the material. The school also agreed to “permit all teachers to ask another employee to read materials objectionable to their faith.”
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court denied review of an appeal seeking to overturn a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirming dismissal of a lawsuit against the North American Mission Board (“NAMB”) of the Southern Baptist Convention (“SBC”).
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision reversing a preliminary injunction against Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law. The following statement may be attributed to Kelly Shackelford, President, CEO, and Chief Counsel for First Liberty Institute:
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a permanent injunction enjoining the City of Mansfield from using zoning ordinances to restrict Christian nonprofit, Arms of Hope, from placing clothing donation bins in convenient, popular locations.
