VICTORY: Houston Church Property Saved From Threats of Eminent Domain
After months of persistent pressuring and litigation, the City of Houston backed off its threats to seize the property of two historic churches in the City’s Fifth Ward A three-month legal battle for a Houston church’s property came to a close last week when the Houston Housing Authority (HHA) voluntarily […]
Marine Court-Martialed for Displaying Bible Verse will go Before Military’s Highest Court
The Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF)—the highest court in the military—announced last week that it will hear the case of Lance Corporal (LCpl) Monifa Sterling, a U.S. Marine and Liberty Institute client who was convicted at a court-martial in 2013 for refusing to remove a Bible verse […]
More than a Monument—Remembering the People Who Served this Veterans Day
In 133 national cemeteries across America and in countless communities nationwide, thousands of memorials stand to commemorate the service and sacrifice of U.S. military veterans—the men and women with the courage to give up everything to preserve the rare liberty the rest of Americans enjoy. Several of those memorials have […]
“Devastated”: School Stubbornly Suspends Coach Joe Kennedy After Denying Request for Religious Accommodation
Bremerton School District denies religious accommodation, then removes Coach Joe Kennedy for “religious conduct.” Liberty Institute will take legal action. In a shocking move, Bremerton School District in Washington State suspended assistant varsity football coach Joe Kennedy on Wednesday, only days after denying his respectful request for a religious accommodation. […]
7 Critical Battles to Restore Your Religious Freedom
by Kelly Shackelford, President & CEO A version of this article first appeared in the September 2015 edition of Liberty in Action, Liberty Institute’s quarterly print newsletter. This is not the kind of America any generation has ever seen. Throughout 2015, the war for the survival of religious freedom in America […]
Celebrities, Nation Rally to Support Praying Coach
From film directors to a former NFL Coach, thousands of Americans last Fridayexpressed their support for Coach Joe Kennedy and his decision to pray WHAT HAPPENED TO COACH JOE LAST FRIDAY? Coach Joe Kennedy never intended to cause a scene. Nevertheless, the high school varsity assistant coach and his personal […]
