Liberty Institute Infuses 2015 Values Voter Summit With Much-Needed Hope
Over 2,700 leaders and activists learn of key legal victories—and strategies for more to come Liberty Institute’s Kelly Shackelford brought the crowd to its feet describing a proven legal strategy that is winning for religious freedom. It was the largest gathering of conservative leaders and activists in one of the […]
Texas Attorney General Files Amicus Brief In Support of Kountze Cheerleaders
A group of small town cheerleaders have the support of the Lone Star State. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an amicus curiae briefwith the Texas Supreme Court last Friday, urging the Court to protect the rights of several Kountze public school students, who are clients of Liberty Institute. Hailing […]
First Liberty Institute Expert Mike Berry Educates Military Appellate Attorneys on The Value And Importance of Amicus Briefs
Acknowledging Liberty Institute’s expertise in crafting amicus curiae briefs, organizers of a prestigious annual military legal event invited our Director of Military Affairs to speak. Liberty Institute Senior Counsel and Director of Military Affairs Mike Berry was invited last week to speak at the 3rd Annual Joint Appellate Advocacy Training […]
Watch First Liberty Institute President and CEO Kelly Shackelford Speak LIVE at Values Voter Summit This Weekend
Liberty Institute is once again a Sponsor of the annual Values Voter Summit – happening this weekend! The VVS is the largest gathering of activists that is exclusively dedicated to promoting the virtue and influence of the religious views that guided America’s Founders. Liberty Institute President and CEO Kelly Shackelford […]
First Liberty Institute’s Chelsey Youman Debates ACLU Attorney on Religious Liberty vs. Same-Sex Marriage
By Christopher Corbett On Constitution Day, September 17, First Liberty Institute’s Chelsey Youman (pictured above) debated the ACLU’s Rebecca Robertson at the University of North Texas. What will America look like now that the U.S. Supreme Court, by a 5-4 vote, has imposed same-sex marriage on the entire country? Specifically, […]
Federal Court Rules in Favor of Religious Liberty, Challenges Abortion Pill Mandate
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit shook things up last Thursday, proving that the battle against the HHS Abortion Pill Mandate is far from over. Unlike other federal appellate courts, the Eighth Circuit rejected the government’s arguments and held that faith-based non-profit ministries cannot be forced […]