First Liberty Briefing: New Religious Liberty Law in Florida Protects Students and School
The “Florida Student and School Personnel Religious Liberties Act” codifies much of the case law protecting religious expression in public school.
First Liberty Briefing: Recipient of the President’s Volunteer Service Award Denied Religious Freedom
Donna Dunbar and her Bible Study faced religious discrimination at her condo complex when a resolution was passed banning all religious purposes, including Christian music on the donated organ!
First Liberty Briefing: We Will Not Break Faith With Those Who Died
The use of cross-shaped memorials has been a long standing tradition in honoring the dead. In 1915 Major John McCrae wrote the famous poem, “In Flanders Fields” and the cross reference is no mistake.
First Liberty Briefing: Bladensburg Refusal Could Lead to the Tear Down of Other Memorials
Unless the Supreme Court intervenes, the Bladensburg memorial and similar memorials in close by in Arlington National Cemetery may disappear as well.
First Liberty Briefing: Bladensburg WWI Veterans Memorial Under Attack
To tear this memorial down would demonstrate a level of hostility to religion that our Founding Fathers warned against.
First Liberty Briefing: How the Blaine Amendment Discriminates Against Religious Organizations
37 states have constitutional provisions preventing government aid to religious institutions that perform the same work as secular institutions.
First Liberty Briefing: Hostility to Religion is Undeniable
In the past year, the total number of documented attacks on religious liberty has increased by over 15 percent. Religious hostility in America does not discriminate. But, there is hope.
First Liberty Briefing: Taxism Is Not a Religion, and We Still Have to Pay Taxes
One litigant argues that the tax code creates the new religion of “taxism” in violation of the First Amendment.
First Liberty Briefing: Could the ACLU be the New Scrooge?
In 1991 the ACLU sent the Milwaukee police department a letter threatening to sue at Christmas because the police had an informal practice of not serving evictions on Christmas day.
First Liberty Briefing: State Senator Under Fire for Ringing Salvation Army Bell
The Constitution protects the right of every citizen, elected or not, to serve the charity or house of worship of his choice.