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Liberty Institute client now free to express her religious views on her own property . . . Jeanette Golden is pictured here with her husband and pastorin front of the Ten Commandments sign on her private property. This week, Liberty Institute—on behalf of client Jeanette Golden of Hemphill, Texas—and the […]

How did two long-standing dedication plaques with a religious reference for their respective schools end up scheduled for removal—and even covered over with duct tape?  First, Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) sent a letter to the Midlothian, Texas ISD complaining of the plaques.  They were irritated that the plaques, […]

Liberty Institute demands apology, continues defense of religious liberty rights in our nation’s schools . . . Teachers once wrote words on the classroom’s whiteboard that students were encouraged to learn and repeat.  But in the recent case of Liberty Institute client, Kendra Turner—a student at Dyer County High School […]

Our attorneys address a Des Moines Register columnist’s troubling op-ed . . .  In response to a recent op-ed written by Des Moines Register newspaper columnist Rekha Basu, Liberty Institute Senior Counsel Jeremy Dys and volunteer attorney Matthew Whitaker—a former United States Attorney in Iowa and partner of Whitaker, Hagenow, […]

How churches, ministries and religious schools can prepare for legal attacks . . . Is your church or denomination safe from damaging legal attack?  What about your favorite religious ministry or charity?  What about religious schools training future leaders your church needs—are they safe?  Or will they be crippled by […]

Liberty Institute’s legal team defends a journalist fired for his private religious views . . .   This week, Liberty Institute filed an official charge of discrimination with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of former Newton Daily News editor-in-chief, Bob Eschliman. Eschliman, who worked for […]