Roger Byron - First Liberty

Roger Byron is Senior Counsel for First Liberty Institute. His practice focuses on state and federal litigation of First Amendment matters and other civil rights issues affecting religious freedom. He counsels clients on Establishment Clause / church and state matters, equal access, religious land use, free speech, free exercise of religion, and religious discrimination and other issues in employment. He also advises government entities and officials on policies and legislation affecting religious liberty.

Before practicing law, Roger graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and served a six-year commission as a Surface Warfare Officer in the U.S. Navy. After his military service he graduated magna cum laude from Regent University School of Law where he served as Articles Editor of Regent University Law Review.

Bar admissions:
State of Texas
Commonwealth of Kentucky

Court admissions:
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits
U.S. District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky
U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

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September 2018 Well done, Taylor County, Texas

By Roger Byron, Senior Counsel at First Liberty As a religious freedom attorney, I interact with many public officials and local governments. Some are clients, others are opponents. In either case, many prove to be conflict adverse and fearful, particularly in matters involving religion and government. This fear makes them easy targets for anti-religion specialRead full article »

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