Mt. Soledad Is Saved. So Why Am I Worried?
by Christopher Corbett If my atheist dad were still alive, this would be a good week for him. That’s because one of his favorite landmarks—the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial Cross—has been saved. With the transfer of the site to the Mt. Soledad Memorial Association (MSMA), it is now permanently protected […]
VICTORY: Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial Cross Saved from Being Torn Down
U.S. government transfers memorial and surrounding land to Mt. Soledad Memorial Association, ending a long legal dispute over the memorial’s constitutionality This week, the U.S. government sold the historic Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial in San Diego, CA to our client, the Mt. Soledad Memorial Association (MSMA). The sale of the […]
DISCRIMINATION IN THE MILITARY: 43 Members of Congress Join Public Outcry of Support for Court-Martialed Marine
Members of Congress sign on to the American Center for Law and Justice’s friend-of-the-court brief in support of First Liberty Institute client, Lance Corporal Monifa Sterling, and her constitutional right to freely practice her faith . . . Lance Corporal Monifa Sterling was court-martialed for posting a Bible verse on […]
Firewalls Put to the Test—First Liberty Institute Advises County Clerk Katie Lang
The religious freedom of a County Clerk is under fire in Hood County, Texas, following last month’s Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v Hodges legalizing same-sex marriage. Even before the Supreme Court decision, religious liberty experts identified several firewalls to keep the newly-minted right to same-sex marriage from canceling out the clear and […]
UPDATE: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Fails to Restore Religious Liberty of Veterans at Kansas VA Medical Center
First Liberty Institute sends follow-up demand letter urging the Department of Veterans Affairs to curb unlawful discrimination against veterans who practice Native American faith—or face a lawsuit . . . This week, First Liberty Institute sent a follow-up demand letter to Leigh Bradley, Office of General Counsel at the U.S. […]
Kansas VA Hospital Curtails Religious Exercise of Military Veterans of Native American Faith
First Liberty Institute sends demand letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeking protection of veterans’ religious liberty rights. Member of Congress also presses for answers . . . Our nation’s veterans have served and sacrificed for freedom—including free exercise of religion as guaranteed in the First Amendment. That’s why […]
