Air Force

First Liberty Institute Defends Local Rabbi From Religious Discrimination by Village of Airmont Officials

June 7, 2018 • Press Releases

Local Rabbi faces fine and jail time for praying with others in his own home Airmont, NY—At a hearing this afternoon in the Village of Airmont court, attorneys with First Liberty Institute will represent a local rabbi, Moishe Berger, who has been ticketed for hosting prayer meetings in his home. […]

First Liberty Celebrates Supreme Court Decision Protecting Free Exercise Rights of Business Owners

June 4, 2018 • Press Releases

Victory for Free Exercise should protect other business owners like First Liberty Institute clients Aaron and Melissa Klein Plano, Texas—First Liberty Institute today issued a statement regarding the United States Supreme Court decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. In a 7-2 decision, the justices upheld the free […]

First Liberty Institute Demands Illinois School Adopt Policy Protecting Student Religious Speech

May 23, 2018 • Press Releases

Recent High School Valedictorian Prevented from Referencing Faith During Graduation Ceremony Seeks Apology Colchester, Illinois — First Liberty Institute today sent a letter to the West Prairie School District demanding that it adopt policies protecting the First Amendment rights of students after school officials forced a student, Sam Blackledge, to […]

First Liberty Institute Prepared to Support Attorney General Rutledge in Ten Commandments Monument Suit

May 23, 2018 • Press Releases

Support of General Rutledge’s efforts follows attacks by Wisconsin activists Plano, Texas—First Liberty Institute today announced that it is prepared to support Attorney General Rutledge’s efforts to defend the Ten Commandments Monument erected on the grounds of the Arkansas State Capitol. Activists from the ACLU and others filed lawsuits challenging […]

VIDEO: Victory for Christian US Air Force Colonel

April 13, 2018 • In the News

Michael Berry of the First Liberty Institute speaks to The Christian Institute after the US Air Force cleared Colonel Leland Bohannon of any wrongdoing.

Christian Air Force Colonel vindicated in gay marriage dispute

April 13, 2018 • In the News

A Christian US Air Force Colonel has been cleared after he was disciplined for taking a stand for traditional marriage. Leland Bohannon was found guilty of unlawful discrimination by the Air Force after he refused to sign a “certificate of spouse appreciation” for the same-sex spouse of a retiring colleague.

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