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October 14, 2019 12:53 ET | Source: First Liberty Institute

Judge’s Decision to Overrule Jury Over Christmas Lights Case Appealed to Ninth Circuit

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho, Oct. 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Liberty Institute and the law firm Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, LLP urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to reverse an...
October 11, 2019 12:27 ET | Source: First Liberty Institute

Statement from First Liberty Institute on Beto O’Rourke’s threat to the religious liberty of millions of Americans

PLANO, Texas, Oct. 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The following statement in response to Democratic Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke’s call for the end of tax exempt status for any church opposing...
October 08, 2019 12:45 ET | Source: First Liberty Institute

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in R.G and G.R Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC

First Liberty Institute filed amicus brief in case involving Title VII WASHINGTON, Oct. 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The following statement may be attributed to Stephanie Taub, Senior Counsel to...
October 03, 2019 16:43 ET | Source: First Liberty Institute

Statement on the Complaint Filed by Freedom From Religion Foundation Against Dallas, Texas Judge Tammy Kemp

DALLAS, Oct. 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The following statement from First Liberty Institute in response to Freedom From Religion Foundation’s complaint about Dallas (TX) Judge Tammy Kemp is...
October 03, 2019 14:45 ET | Source: First Liberty Institute

Statement on the Nomination of Sarah Pitlyk to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

WASHINGTON, Oct. 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The following statement in support of the nomination of Sarah Pitlyk to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri may be attributed...
September 25, 2019 13:12 ET | Source: First Liberty Institute

Judge Allows Religious Liberty Firm to Join in Defense of Bible on POW/MIA Remembrance Table at New Hampshire VA Hospital

CONCORD, N.H., Sept. 25, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A federal judge today granted First Liberty Institute’s motion to intervene on behalf of its client, the Northeast POW/MIA Network (the Network), in...
September 20, 2019 12:53 ET | Source: First Liberty Institute

Statement on the Nomination of Former First Liberty Institute Network Attorney Lawrence VanDyke to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- President Donald Trump today nominated Lawrence VanDyke to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The following statement in...
September 17, 2019 16:55 ET | Source: First Liberty Institute

First Liberty Submits Public Comment in Support of Labor Department’s Civil Rights Protections for Religious Organizations

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Liberty Institute submitted a public comment on behalf of several religious leaders in support of a new United States Department of Labor (“DOL”)...
August 28, 2019 12:37 ET | Source: First Liberty Institute

First Liberty Honors Jones Day Partner Christopher DiPompeo with Prestigious Philip B. Onderdonk, Jr. Religious Liberty Award

Award recognizing champion of religious liberty presented at The American Legion National Convention INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Aug. 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Liberty Institute today awarded...
August 08, 2019 14:53 ET | Source: First Liberty Institute

Oregon Bakers Urge State Court to Protect Their Right to Free Exercise After U.S. Supreme Court Vacated Earlier Decision

PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, First Liberty Institute and Boyden Gray & Associates filed a brief with the Oregon Court of Appeals on behalf of Aaron and Melissa Klein....