Why Court Victories are Key to Protecting Religious Freedom
A poll released by the Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research last week exposes an important trend—Americans are trusting the government less and less to safeguard their religious freedom. Those Americans are right to reserve their trust. Though many people are just now admitting that the government’s […]
Coming Soon: What to Look for in 2016
First Liberty Institute achieved numerous significant legal victories in 2015—but several other important battles are still ongoing, including cases in each of First Liberty Institute’s main areas of litigation: the military, churches and religious organizations, the public, and schools. The first step to making a difference in the fight to […]
A Year in Review: Hostility Climbs in 2015, but First Liberty Institute Maintains Over 90 Percent Victory Rate
Even though 2015 saw more attacks on religious freedom than any year in our nation’s history, First Liberty Institute maintained a 90 percent win rate with several key victories—the ripple affects of which will have positive impacts for years to come. First Liberty Institute attorneys personally handled more than 400 […]
Winning More: Expansion of First Liberty Institute Could Mean More Court Victories.
What does a room filled with some of the most powerful lawyers in America have to do with the future of religious freedom in America? Every fall at Morton’s Steakhouse in Washington, D.C., during a national convention of America’s best attorneys, Liberty Institute hosts a breakfast to present its work […]
MERRY CHRISTMAS, AMERICA! Here are the Gifts of Freedom You Gave Your Fellow Americans in 2015 . . .
by Kelly Shackelford, President, CEO & Chief Counsel Just before I go home and celebrate Christmas with the family, as many are doing all over the country, I just want to stop and make sure I say thank you. Thank you for your support of First Liberty Institute, thank you […]
First Liberty Institute Files Federal EEOC Complaint Against Bremerton School District on Behalf of Coach Joe Kennedy
Bremerton High School suspended Joe Kennedy for praying. The coach and First Liberty Institute responded to school district with a federal employment discrimination complaint. First Liberty Institute filed a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on Tuesday on behalf of Coach Joe Kennedy, a high school football […]
