Kelly Shackelford

Sen. Cory Booker Violating Constitution: Voting Against Pompeo for Religious Beliefs

April 18, 2018 • In the News

WASHINGTON, DC – Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced on Friday that he will vote against CIA Director Mike Pompeo’s nomination to become secretary of state because of Pompeo’s beliefs on marriage and sexuality — beliefs consistent with Pompeo’s Christian faith. Conservative leaders are now denouncing Booker’s vote as a violation […]

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OPINION | US courts: Can’t pray at work, can’t pray at home

The Hill
September 1, 2017 • In the News

Op-ed by Kelly Shackelford, First Liberty President/CEO, and James C. Ho The day after the U.S. Supreme Court ended its 2015-2016 term, three justices issued a troubling statement. It was four months after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, and the Court had just fallen one vote short of taking a […]

Looking Back: A Snapshot of Religious Liberty in 2016

The Stream
December 30, 2016 • In the News

It’s been a difficult year for religious freedom in America, but the future holds “huge windows of opportunity,” says Kelly Shackelford, constitutional attorney and president of the non-profit religious liberty law firm First Liberty Institute.

Former U.S. Attorney General: Proposed American Bar Association Rule is “Clear and Extraordinary Threat” to First Amendment

August 8, 2016 • Press Releases

San Francisco – Former United States Attorney General Edwin Meese III and Kelly Shackelford, President and CEO of First Liberty Institute, sent a letter to the American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates denouncing the ABA’s proposed Model Rule 8.4 as a “clear and extraordinary threat to free speech and […]

Constitutional Scholar Kelly Shackelford Available for Comment Following Oral Arguments on “Little Sisters of the Poor Case”

Kelly Shackelford, president of the largest law firm in the nation dedicated solely to defending religious freedom for all Americans, will provide analysis of Zubik v. Burwell
March 22, 2016 • Press Releases

Constitutional Scholar Kelly Shackelford Available for Comment Following Oral Arguments on “Little Sisters of the Poor Case”.

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