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Judges: Christian School Can’t Exist in Genoa Township

June 9, 2017

On Friday, June 2, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that a Michigan township can effectively forbid First Liberty client Livingston Christian School (LCS) from moving into its town. The court found that the township’s refusal to let LCS occupy a […]

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5 Things to Know About the U.S. Supreme Court’s Denial of “Bible Verse Marine” Case

June 9, 2017

The United States Supreme Court has denied First Liberty Institute’s appeal in the case of Lance Corporal Monifa Sterling, a U.S. Marine convicted at court-martial for refusing an order to remove an inspirational Bible verse from her workstation. Many observers considered it to be one of the most important cases […]

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Is This How Religious Liberty in America Will Die?

June 2, 2017

If you were told the story of a woman who was questioned by a school official about her self-expression as a Christian, told she could not mention prayer at work—even in private conversations with fellow church attenders—and afraid to even say phrases as innocuous as “Praise the Lord,” you might […]

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VICTORY: The Rights of Another Employee Fired Over Faith are Vindicated in Settlement

May 26, 2017

First Liberty Institute announced that Alexia Palma, a Texas woman fired over her religious convictions, reached a settlement with her former employer. The victory is the latest addition to First Liberty’s undefeated record defending religious freedom in the workplace. A devout Catholic, Palma worked as a health educator at Legacy […]

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Victory in Federal Court for California Synagogue—But More Battles Loom

May 26, 2017

A Jewish synagogue in California has won an encouraging victory at a federal district court after an eight-month legal battle. On May 12, a U.S. district judge dismissed a lawsuit against Chabad of Irvine, a synagogue in Orange County. The lawsuit threatened to block the congregation from participating in the […]

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Judge Seeks To Dismiss Lawsuit Attacking Multi-Faith Chaplain Invocations

May 19, 2017

Judge Wayne Mack is asking a Texas federal court to dismiss a lawsuit brought against him by the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF). The lawsuit seeks to end the Montgomery County judge’s practice of allowing volunteer chaplains to open his court proceedings with an invocation — an American tradition still […]

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