First Liberty Institute Submits Friend-of-the-Court Brief on Behalf of ’60s Student-Speech Activist, Mary Beth Tinker
Plaintiff from landmark 1969 public school student speech case takes special interest in 21stcentury off-campus speech case Mary Beth Tinker (l) and her brother John Tinker (r) with their armbands they wore to peacefully protest the Vietnam War in 1969. One of the great ironies of modern […]
7 Reasons You Should Cheer Arkansas’s New Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA)
By Christopher Corbett My lunch companion briefly stopped eating and looked right at me. “Wow,” he said, “that’s not the way the media is spinning it!” He was referring to the new Arkansas religious freedom law. My friend, who is a missions director for a regional organization of churches, […]
First Liberty Institute Files Counter-Lawsuit Against City of Dallas on Behalf of Small Orthodox Jewish Congregation
Nation’s ninth largest city tries to shut down Congregation Toras Chaim and prohibit Jewish families from worshipping in a private home Rabbi Yaakov Rich, leader of Congregation Toras Chaim, is hopeful his small congregation of approximately 20 families will not be shut down by the City of Dallas. […]
Kelly Shackelford Calls for Arkansas Governor to Sign Bill in Support of a Ten Commandments Display
Gov. Asa Hutchinson responds this week by signing into law SB 939 which calls for First Liberty Institute’s legal defense of the monument on Arkansas State Capitol grounds First Liberty Institute’s work on SB 939 follows its efforts to assist Oklahoma legislators in drafting a bill that authorized the […]
35 Members of Congress Rally in Support of Chaplain Wes Modder
First Liberty Institute continues its defense of Chaplain Modder, responds on behalf of client banned from ministering to sailors in his unit Joining increasing public support—and the collective outcry for answers—on behalf of First Liberty Institute client, Chaplain Wes Modder, this week are 35 Members of Congress who sent a […]
Three Reasons to Stand for RFRA
By Kelly ShackelfordPresident, CEO & Chief Counsel State legislatures in Indiana and Arkansas passed Religious Freedom Restoration Acts (RFRAs), and self-proclaimed “tolerant” folks across America responded with distortions, character assassination, threats, and economic blackmail. Veterans of the war to defend, and restore, religious freedom know the campaign is long, […]
