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First Liberty Institute applauds the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s decision on behalf of our client Walt Tutka   After a grueling two-year legal fight, last month First Liberty Institute client Walt Tutka received the decision he deserved—a decision that not only advances his religious freedom, but could help other […]

First Liberty Institute defends First Presbyterian Church from City of Auburn’s discriminatory zoning enforcement   Government hostility to local houses of worship has reached epidemic levels—yet First Liberty Institute is fighting back to establish firm legal precedents that will bring the epidemic to an end. Last month, First Liberty Institute […]

First Liberty Institute celebrates forward progress in the ongoing battle to defend religious liberty in America!    While the attacks against religious liberty in our country are at an all-time high, the good news is that concerned citizens like you are taking notice and fighting back! You’ve stood with First […]

Vote for your #1 Scrooge when it comes to stamping out religious expression in America Ebenezer Scrooge may have been a work of fiction in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, but his cold-hearted ways are very much alive and well this Advent season. Multitudes wear the “Bah-humbug” holiday muffler proudly—including […]

First Liberty Institute prepared to take legal action if Chaplain Lawhorn’s commanding officer denies his request     This week, First Liberty Institute sent a second letter on behalf of our client Chaplain (Captain) Joseph “Joe” Lawhorn—this time requesting a religious accommodation to his commanding officer, Colonel David Fivecoat.  You […]

As reported in the national media this week, Liberty Institute has demanded that the United States Army revoke an unlawful violation of the religious liberty rights of our client, Chaplain (Captain) Joseph “Joe” Lawhorn.  Liberty Institute sent a letter to Chaplain Lawhorn’s commander at Fort Benning, Georgia, earlier this week, asking for a […]