VICTORY: Maine School District Acknowledges Right of Employee to Say, “I Will Pray for You”
Last week, the Augusta, Maine School Department acknowledged Toni Richardson’s First Amendment right to privately discuss faith in conversations with coworkers. This acknowledgment came in an updated memorandum. Richardson, a First Liberty Institute client and special education employee, had been reprimanded for telling a coworker—who at the time attended the […]
First Liberty Spreads Awareness of Efforts to Destroy Veterans Memorials
REMEMBER VETERANS DAY, NOVEMBER 11 On the week we observe Veterans Day, First Liberty Institute launched a campaign—Don’t Tear Me Down—to honor our veterans and spread awareness of efforts by humanists to deface or remove veterans memorials around the country. The immediate attack on such memorials revolves around a lawsuit […]
VICTORY: Obamacare Contraceptive Mandate Finally Gone for First Liberty Clients
Finally, the cloud is gone. Over the past few years, many ministries across America have wondered whether they would be forced to choose between obeying their faith or paying crippling penalties as a result of the federal government’s contraceptive and abortion pill mandate. Now, after years of litigation, the wondering […]
145 and Counting . . . Slowly
At the time of his inauguration, President Trump inherited a federal judiciary with 107 vacancies to fill, and a tremendous opportunity to shape the federal courts for years to come. Nine months later, the number of vacancies—and the size of the opportunity to fill spots with qualified jurists who will […]
Fire Department’s Religious Discrimination Jeopardizes Firefighter’s Safety
“The city has singled out and mistreated a heroic firefighter because of his religious beliefs.” – Roger Byron, Senior Counsel, First Liberty Institute Employees have a right to live according to their religious beliefs both on and off the job. John Brooks, a firefighter and paramedic in Utica, New York, […]
SURVEY REPORT: The State of Free Speech and Tolerance in America
As published by the CATO Institute. Americans Say Political Correctness Has Silenced Discussions Society Needs to Have; Most Have Views They’re Afraid to Share Nearly three-fourths (71%) of Americans believe that political correctness has done more to silence important discussions our society needs to have. A little more than a […]
