Vandals Spray-Paint Swastika on Car of Congregation Toras Chaim’s Rabbi Rich
Vandalism committed nine days after city of Dallas sues First Liberty Institute client Congregation Toras Chaim Rabbi Yaakov Rich’s car was vandalized with a swastika just daysafter the City of Dallas filed a lawsuit that could potentially shut down the small Orthodox Jewish congregation. Last week, on the evening […]
Media Company Purposefully Obscures True Reason for Wrongful Termination of Award-Winning Journalist
First Liberty Institute counters omissions, misconstrued facts in employer’s response to EEOC charge of religious discrimination on behalf of client Bob Eschliman First Liberty Institute client and former Newton Daily News editor-in-chief Bob Eschliman was fired for the uniquely religious opinions he expressed in one, private blog post written […]
VICTORY! U.S. District Judge Dismisses American Atheists’ Attack on a Ten Commandments Monument on the OK Capitol Grounds
First Liberty Institute applauds the court’s decision to protect this display of America’s religious heritage On Tuesday, March 10, 2015, First Liberty Institute participated in defeating American Atheists in their latest search-and-destroy mission against a Ten Commandments monument. United States District Judge Robin J. Cauthron dismissed a lawsuit brought by […]
FIGHT FOR FAITH INTENSIFIES: First Liberty Institute Requests Immediate Remedy for Chaplain Wes Modder
First Liberty Institute demands Navy restore highly decorated chaplain as public outcry grows Click here to watch Chaplain Wes Modder and his wife Beth share about their painful and discriminatory experience The unthinkable has happened yet again. Another decorated military hero’s career has been threatened by our nation’s military […]
DON’T MUZZLE OUR CHAPLAINS! U.S. Congressman Calls for Chief of Army Chaplains’ Help
Violation of First Liberty Institute client Chaplain Joe Lawhorn’s religious liberty rights point to greater issue of Army religious freedom policies In his third letter of inquiry regarding the Army’s punishment of Chaplain (Captain) Joseph “Joe” Lawhorn, Representative Doug Collins (R-GA) is now taking his unaddressed questions and […]
Jewish Congregation Sued Again! Liberty Institute Defends Against Shut-Down Threat
First Liberty Institute attorneys warn: “If this synagogue loses, we all lose.” First Liberty Institute General Counsel Jeff Mateer, Senior Counsel Justin Butterfield and Congregation Toras Chaim’s Rabbi Yaakov Rich at a press conference on March 3, 2015. On Monday, March 2, 2015, the City of Dallas, Texas—the nation’s ninth […]