First Liberty Backs Neighborhood Synagogue Before New Jersey Supreme Court
A neighborhood in Millburn, New Jersey is attempting to force an Orthodox Jewish Synagogue out because it meets in a home. But First Liberty Institute is standing with the synagogue members and their religious liberty rights. The case, Welch v. Chai Center for Living Judaism, is currently before the New […]
GEORGIA HEAT: Eric Walsh’s Refusal to Surrender Sermons Creates Firestorm
First Liberty client Dr. Eric Walsh took a bold stand last week against the State of Georgia — a stand that is already making a difference. After the State of Georgia fired Walsh in 2014 from his position as a Director of Public Health over sermons he preached on the […]
Georgia Demands Pastor Surrender Sermons, Notes, and More!
Dr. Eric Walsh was ordered to hand over sermons to the State of Georgia in compliance with their demands, he announced Wednesday at a press conference alongside First Liberty Institute. As part of an ongoing lawsuit Walsh filed against the state earlier this year, the Georgia state government issued a Request […]
One Supreme Court Justice: How Important to Your Life?
During this election cycle, there has been plenty of discussion about the U.S. Supreme Court. Both Republicans and Democrats have said that the nomination of justices to the Court is the most important domestic decision the next president will make. Leaders in both parties have said confirmation of those nominees […]
Victory for Courtroom Prayer is Applauded by Hundreds of Activists
No opening of court sessions with prayer. No volunteer chaplains to comfort the grieving when a county coroner arrives. That’s what a secular legal organization demanded of a county more than 1,000 miles away. But one brave local judge, Wayne Mack of Montgomery County, Texas, and a team of attorneys […]
High School Promptly and Appropriately Addresses Club Sponsor’s Logo
Jesus is allowed at Lewisville Independent School District. For a while at the beginning of this school year, it didn’t seem that way. The Texas high school censored the word “Jesus” out of the business logo of a student club sponsor. “The government often thinks it can, or should, censor […]
