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 […]
APPEALED: Prayer Ban on Private Christian High School Football Team
Cambridge players, parents, and fans praying together after a regular season game in 2015. Should private religious expression that takes place on public property be redefined as “public speech”—then restricted or even banned on the grounds of “separation of church and state”? That’s one of the questions springing from the […]
Will Supreme Court Hear First Liberty’s Appeal of ACLU Anti-Prayer Victory?
Last week, on Thursday, October 12, First Liberty Institute, who has had the privilege to partner with David Gibbs III at the National Center for Life and Liberty and our friends at Alliance Defending Freedom in representing Rowan County, North Carolina, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a ruling […]
