Dear John,

When Blake Warner sought to represent himself and his minor son in a lawsuit against the Hillsborough School District, something unexpected happened.

The court threw Blake a curveball.

While Blake was allowed to represent himself, he was not allowed to represent his son.

To have his son’s case heard, the court is requiring that Blake hire a lawyer to assert his child’s claims.

That’s not only wrong; it’s unconstitutional.

Watch First Liberty’s Hiram Sasser explain why we’re asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Blake Warner to represent his son and continue to protect parental rights just as it has done for over 100 years.

As part of our mission to protect religious freedom, First Liberty supports the rights of parents to make decisions about what’s best for their children and to raise them consistent with their religious beliefs.

Preventing parents from representing their children deprives parents of their constitutional right to make the critical decisions concerning the care, custody and control of their kids.

Parents know what is best for their children and should be able to represent them in court.

The First Amendment undeniably protects that right.

That’s why we’re asking the Supreme Court to protect Blake’s right to decide whether he or a lawyer will represent his child.

Will you join the fight to protect Blake Warner’s parental rights?

If we win for the Warners, we win for all parents.

Your best gift will give our expert attorneys the resources they need to make our argument before the Supreme Court and win back Blake’s right to represent his son.

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