Together, Let’s Make 2025 Another Landmark Year for Religious Freedom
President & CEO Kelly Shackleford talks about new legal battles, ongoing cases and exciting prospects for 2025—including the tremendous opportunity to help the Trump administration select originalist judges who will impact the federal courts and our freedoms for generations.
Dad’s Place Church: Our Door is Still Open for People in Need, All Day and All Night
City officials in Bryan, Ohio insists on shutting down Dad’s Place Church’s ministry to the most vulnerable. For now, Pastor Chris Avell can keep the church doors open to serve anyone who needs help. But the legal battle for this church isn’t over yet.
Texts & Emails Expose New York Officials’ Hateful Comments Toward Jewish Congregation
First Liberty filed an amended complaint in federal district court to stop the Village of Atlantic Beach, New York from continuing its discrimination against our clients, Chabad of the Beaches, a small Jewish congregation.
First Liberty Scholar Dr. Stephen Presley Wins Two Book Awards
Dr. Stephen Presley, Senior Fellow at First Liberty’s Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy, received two prestigious awards for his book, Cultural Sanctification: Engaging the World Like the Early Church.
Senators Push Constitutional Amendment for Supreme Court Term Limits
Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Sen. Peter Welch of Vermont introduced a resolution to impose term limits on future Supreme Court justices. This proposal is a radical and sweeping change to our judicial system.
New York School Reverses Course, Approves Student Bible Club
Elijah Nelson—our 8th grade client—got some great news-he will be able to start a Bible club with friends and classmates who share his faith.
