First Liberty Institute Asks State Supreme Court: Protect Kountze Cheerleaders’ Rights
First Liberty Institute files its main legal brief to Court to protect Kountze, Texas, cheerleaders’ freedom to put Bible verses on banners. Fights back against efforts by the school district, Freedom From Religion Foundation, and the ACLU in trying to censor private speech. Current and future Kountze Independent School District […]
TIME FOR GRADUATION: First Liberty Institute Educates Student Speakers About Their Religious Liberty & Free Speech Rights
Free, downloadable resources empower valedictorians and salutatorians to express their faith in graduation speeches As graduation season nears, valedictorians and salutatorians in high schools, universities, and colleges all across our nation are preparing their speeches. Many of these bright leaders of tomorrow are young men and women of […]
Eyewitness Account of Supreme Court Marriage Arguments
by Jeff Mateer, First Liberty Institute General Counsel Earlier this week, the United States Supreme Court heard the oral arguments in a group of consolidated cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit involving whether the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution mandates a redefinition of marriage […]
JUDGES vs. YOUR PASTOR? Proposed Law Would Protect Clergy from Being Forced to Participate in Ceremonies that Violate Their Faith
Texas is latest state to consider Pastor Protection law. Hears expert testimony from Senior Counsel Justin Butterfield of First Liberty Institute. As the nation anxiously awaits the Supreme Court’s decision later this summer in the marriage case Obergefell v. Hodges—which could redefine marriage and lead to the violation […]
First Liberty Institute Exposes Holes in Case Against Chaplain Modder—Urges Navy to Restore Him to Service
18-page response letter sheds light on misinformation and inaccuracies in Captain John Fahs’s rush to judgment against a highly-decorated military hero Click here to watch Chaplain Wes Modder and his wife Beth share about their painful and discriminatory experience. On behalf of client U.S. Navy Chaplain Wes Modder, this […]
VICTORY! City of Auburn Drops Cease-and-Desist Order Against First Presbyterian Church
House of worship seeks reimbursement from city for legal costs and plans to continue its summer glee camp outreach to local children and families First Presbyterian Church of Auburn, New York’s Glee Camp outreach has served local children and their families each summer for the past three years. Last week, […]
