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 […]
No Americans Ever Saw a Year Like 2015. So What Are We Going to Do?
By Kelly Shackelford, President, CEO & Chief Counsel As a Liberty Watch subscriber and reader, you’re someone with a special insight into the critical question that will define the future of our nation: Will we remain “one nation, under God,” a nation whose national motto “In God We Trust” continues […]
Federal Commission Intensifies Focus on Violations of Religious Freedom at Work
Religious liberty concerns are among the top areas of focus for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), according to its annual Performance and Accountability Report released last month. Listing the statistics for fiscal year 2015, the EEOC’s report from November revealed that among a rising number of discrimination […]
Criminalizing Church? Louisiana Church Threatened with Criminal Sanctions for Exceeding the Volume of a Conversation
Louisiana church facing “unwarranted” hostility, First Liberty Institute to defend First Liberty Institute filed a lawsuit and requested a temporary restraining order Thursday on behalf of Vintage Church in Metairie, La. The lawsuit comes after officials in Jefferson Parish repeatedly intimidated church members and issued criminal sanctions against the church […]
U.S. Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz Submit Brief in Support of Kountze Cheerleaders
In a case that has become a nationally chronicled battle over religious expression, U.S. Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz filed an amicus brief last month in support of our clients, the Kountze cheerleaders who were told by their school district that their private speech and religious expression were subject […]
