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  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
September 16, 2021 at 7:02 PM

TWO Critical Cases - TWICE the reasons to give!

First Liberty Institute North Texas Giving Day 1 Week Away | North Texas Giving Day (a special day where supporters from across the country can have their gifts multiplied) is just one week away, next Thursday September 23rd—and now there are more reasons than ever to …
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
September 14, 2021 at 9:40 PM

Justice for Coach Joe: Coach Kennedy Files at the Supreme Court

First Liberty Institute Coach Kennedy on the Road to Victory at the Supreme Court | Dear  John, After defending Coach Kennedy for more than six years, I have some truly incredible news to tell you. This week, First Liberty, along with Kirkland & Ellis LLP, fi…
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
September 10, 2021 at 11:32 AM

Alaska Airlines FIRES Christian Flight Attendant

First Liberty Institute Breaking Case: First Liberty Takes on “Woke” Corporations | BREAKING CASE: FIGHTING WOKE CORPORATIONS First Liberty Defends Christian Flight Attendant Fired for Questioning the Equality Act This week, First Liberty announced a ma…
  First Liberty Live! · [email protected]
September 9, 2021 at 1:02 PM

Fired by Woke Airline: Alaska Case UNPACKED

First Liberty Institute NEW EPISODE & CASE LAUNCH: 12pm CST with David Hacker | No one should have to fear being fired from their job because of their faith. But that’s exactly what’s happening now at woke corporations across America. Earlier this week, First Libert…
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
September 8, 2021 at 3:39 PM

BREAKING: "Woke" Put Her Out of Work

First Liberty Institute Alaska Airlines fires flight attendent for religous beliefs | Dear  John, Today, First Liberty launched a new, major legal action in filing Charges of Discrimination with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of…
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
September 4, 2021 at 2:02 PM

Early Giving Has Begun!

First Liberty Institute Schedule your Early Gift NOW for North Texas Giving Day | September 23rd is North Texas Giving Day, an annual giving event that allows First Liberty Institute to refuel the resources necessary to continue leading the fight for religious freedom …
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
September 3, 2021 at 11:32 AM

The Taliban's Threat to Our Freedoms Here at Home

First Liberty Institute Lesson from Afghanistan: Why Religious Liberty is Vital to National Security | BRACING FOR RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION Taliban’s Attacks on Religious Freedom Could  Threaten American Liberties The Taliban isn’t known for being a friend…
  First Liberty Live! · [email protected]
September 1, 2021 at 1:32 PM

Woke Corporations, a Supreme Coup, Vaccine Mandates & More

First Liberty Institute This month on First Liberty Live! |   Dear  John,   As we enter September, First Liberty is on the frontlines of several major issues impacting your religious freedom. We are just days away from annoucing a major new case, the first of its kind t…
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
August 28, 2021 at 1:02 PM

Just for you: FREE Vaccine Protection Kit

First Liberty Institute Want a religious exemption from the vaccine? Learn your rights today August 28, 2021 Dear  John, Over these past few weeks, First Liberty has been inundated with requests from thousands of concerned Americans over the COVID-19 vaccine manda…
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
August 27, 2021 at 11:32 AM

Get the Shot, That's an Order!

First Liberty Institute Vaccine Mandate: Can U.S. Service Members Request Religious Accommodation? | GET THE SHOT, THAT’S AN ORDER! The Military Vaccine Mandate and the Right to Religious Accomodation Even with the Dept. of Defense’s recently issued vac…
  Mike Berry · [email protected]
August 24, 2021 at 6:31 PM

Here's what the Afghan tragedy really means...

First Liberty Institute Dear John, For the past week, we’ve all witnessed the horrific scenes in Afghanistan. We’ve seen the heartbreaking images of Afghan citizens clinging desperately to U.S. military aircraft as they fear being left behind to face the stunning Taliban…
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
August 20, 2021 at 11:32 AM

Take Action to Save Our Judiciary NOW

First Liberty Institute Join the Coalition: Stop the Takeover of America’s Courts!| REJECT RADICAL COURT PACKING America Needs Judges to Stand Up for Religious Liberty and Constitutional Rights Instead of a Supreme Court Coup that will pack the courts w…
  First Liberty Live! · [email protected]
August 19, 2021 at 1:02 PM

Kayleigh McEnany: For Such a Time as This

First Liberty Institute NEW EPISODE: 12pm CST with former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany | From White House intern to press secretary, from production assistant to national television host, from Catholic high school to Harvard Law School, God has guided he…
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
August 17, 2021 at 7:31 PM

Sign Your Name Next to Franklin Graham & Edwin Meese!

First Liberty Institute Urgent Request: Join the Coalition, Reject the Court Packing Scheme | It’s only been two weeks since First Liberty launched the second phase of our national campaign to tell President Biden’s Supreme Court Commission to stop the Supreme Coup. Alre…
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
August 13, 2021 at 11:32 AM

5 Guidelines to Protect Your Family's Religious Freedom

First Liberty Institute Answers to FAQ’s Regarding Vaccine Mandates, Religious Exemptions | BACK-TO-SCHOOL F.A.Q. GUIDE 5 Points About Vaccine Mandates to Help Protect Religious Liberty for Parents and Students As the school year approaches, many parent…
  First Liberty Live! · [email protected]
August 12, 2021 at 1:02 PM

Vaccines at school: What you need to know right now

First Liberty Institute NEW EPISODE: 12pm CST with attorney Keisha Russell | This week we kick off a special series of First Liberty Live! episodes, Back to School, Back to Normal?, where we will discuss the most pressing questions about school this fall. TODAY at 12pm …
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
August 6, 2021 at 12:54 PM

Franklin Graham & 48,000+ have signed on...

First Liberty Institute URGENT: Add Your Name Today to Stop the Supreme Coup | JOIN THE COALITION Franklin Graham, National Leaders & 48,000+ Americans Join to Reject the Court-Packing Scheme This week, First Liberty Institute launched a critical i…
  First Liberty Live! · [email protected]
August 4, 2021 at 4:32 PM

This Month on Live!: Michael Knowles, Back to School & More!

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   Dear  John,   Back-to-school vaccine mandates? Woke corporations? Today’s “thought police” are not only seeking to control the words that we speak, but the very thoughts that we beli…
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
August 3, 2021 at 5:49 PM

MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT: 1 million names needed

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans Dear John, I’m writing to you today to share a major update in our national campaign to stop the radical Left’s Supreme Coup, and to share a bold plan of action that YOU can be a part o…
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
July 30, 2021 at 11:32 AM

Woke Ideology is Crushing Military Chaplains

First Liberty Institute Religious service members labeled “extremists” |   FIRST LOOK Woke Ideology Will Crush the Chaplain Corps, One of America’s Most Revered Military Institutions This week marks the 246th anniversary of the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps, e…
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
July 23, 2021 at 11:32 AM

Breaking Coach Kennedy News: On To Supreme Court!

First Liberty Institute Great Signs of Hope as Coach Kennedy Case Moves Forward |   FIRST LOOK First Liberty to Appeal Coach Kennedy’s Case to the U.S. Supreme Court After an expected denial at the Ninth Circuit, First Liberty is preparing to appeal Coach…
  First Liberty Live! · [email protected]
July 22, 2021 at 2:50 PM

Hope for Victory: Why Coach Kennedy's Case Could be an Historic Decision

First Liberty Institute Kelly Shackelford provides expert insights on the future of Coach Kennedy's case. Coach Joe Kennedy is appealing to the Supreme Court to potentially get his final victory and set a new precedent for millions of religious Americans for decades to …
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
July 21, 2021 at 8:02 PM

FOR THE WIN: Coach Kennedy is on to the Supreme Court!

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans July 21, 2021 Dear  John, “We have to stand and fight for our faith.” Those were Coach Joe Kennedy’s words on Fox & Friends earlier this morning, as he and our Executive Gene…
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
July 16, 2021 at 12:32 PM

Radical Dems Doubling Down on Court-Packing

First Liberty Institute Time is Running Out to Stop the Coup |   ON A WINNING STREAK A Recap of First Liberty’s 3 Critical Victories for Houses of Worship, Nonprofits and People of Faith We’re excited to announce three important legal wins that will help …
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
July 12, 2021 at 11:17 PM

BREAKING: Federal Court Allows Chaplain-Led Prayer to Continue in Texas Courtrooms

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans July 12, 2021   Dear  John, We have great news to share: An important victory on behalf of First Liberty’s client, Judge Wayne Mack. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a…
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
July 9, 2021 at 11:32 AM

No School Choice for Religious Families?

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   FIRST LOOK Supreme Court Will Hear Potentially Landmark Maine School Choice Case Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case challenging a Maine law t…
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
July 7, 2021 at 9:33 PM

VICTORY: IRS Approves Religious Group's Tax-Exempt Status

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans July 7, 2021 Dear  John, A government agency like the IRS should NEVER be able to cancel a religious group or a person of faith for simply operating according to their beliefs. T…
  First Liberty Live! · [email protected]
July 3, 2021 at 2:01 PM

God Bless America! A Special 4th of July Message from First Liberty

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   Dear  John,   Tomorrow, millions of Americans will gather with friends and family to proudly celebrate the 245th anniversary of our great nation. In 1776, our Founders boldly embark…
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
July 2, 2021 at 7:58 PM

BREAKING: Supreme Court Will Hear Potentially Landmark Maine School Choice Case

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans July 2, 2021 Dear  John, Today, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a potentially landmark case challenging a Maine law that bans families from participating in a student-aid p…
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
July 2, 2021 at 11:32 AM

How Religious is Your City?

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   FIRST LOOK Supreme Court Goes All In for Religious Freedom In the recent 9-0 Fulton decision, one thing becomes immediately evident: religious liberty enjoys unan…
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
July 1, 2021 at 9:40 PM

Big Win: Supreme Court Protects Donor Privacy

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans July 1, 2021 Dear  John, Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an important decision in Americans for Prosperity v. Bonta, a donor disclosure case with direct implications for rel…
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
June 29, 2021 at 10:44 PM

One Day Left...It's Time For Action

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   Dear John, We’re just one day away from our fiscal year-end giving deadline—and our ability to continue winning for religious liberty in 2021 depends on finishing strong by 11:…
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
June 25, 2021 at 11:31 AM

To Stop Tyranny, Sen. Manchin MUST Hold the Line

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   FIRST LOOK Will Sen. Joe Manchin Hold the Line to Defend Freedom in the Face of Mounting Pressure? Right now, Sen. Manchin is holding the line to stop the far Lef…
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
June 24, 2021 at 8:44 PM

BREAKING: Another HUGE victory for Army Chaplains

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans June 24, 2021 Dear  John, As you might remember, we recently filed an appeal with the U.S. Army on behalf of Chaplain (Major) Andrew Calvert, who was suspended and threatened …
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
June 22, 2021 at 4:02 PM

A WOKE Military = A WEAK Military

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   Dear  John, Once upon a time, the LAST place you would expect to find attacks on our constitutionally-protected freedoms would be our own military. Sadly—and startlingly—those …
  First Liberty Live! · [email protected]
June 19, 2021 at 2:02 PM

A BIG WEEK @ NRB: Alex Kendrick, Star Parker & more all next week

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   The National Religious Broadcasters Convention (NRB) is the largest gathering of religious communicators in the country. And starting on Monday, they’ll be gathering right here in o…
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
June 18, 2021 at 11:32 AM

The End of Religious Freedom as We Know It?

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   FIRST LOOK End of Religious Freedom in America? Senate Could Vote on Equality Act By End of the Month Because of the imminent possibility that the Equality Act co…
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
June 17, 2021 at 11:02 PM

Cancel Culture at the IRS?

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans June 17, 2021   Dear  John,   Has cancel culture become so common in our country that it’s now infiltrating the offices at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)? Yesterday, First …
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
June 15, 2021 at 4:31 PM

Only 15 Days to Stop this Imminent Threat?

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   Dear  John, I’ll be frank: this is likely the most important month of the entire year. Not only for our ministry, financially speaking—as we must reach our fiscal year-end goal…
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
June 11, 2021 at 11:31 AM

Cases That Could Stir Left's Appetite for a Supreme Coup

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   FIRST LOOK Why June Could be Decisive for Religious Freedom and the Future of the Nation’s Highest Court With multiple religious freedom rulings likely to be issu…
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
June 8, 2021 at 9:06 PM

A coup like never before

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   Dear  John, As our fiscal year-end campaign gets underway, I want to take a moment to remind you that one of the most sinister plots our country has ever faced is also underway…
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
June 4, 2021 at 11:31 AM

Less than 180 days to tyranny?

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   FIRST LOOK Tyranny Less Than 180 Days Ahead? Biden’s Commission on Supreme Court Holds First Meeting Biden’s commission is allegedly tasked with conducting an imp…
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
June 1, 2021 at 11:06 PM

LIVE This Month: A June Like Never Before

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   As we kick off our fiscal year-end campaign, I cannot overstate the gravity of this moment for the future of freedom in America. Just in the past 5 months, our nation has faced chall…
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
May 31, 2021 at 1:02 PM

A "dream come true" turned "wretched dumpster fire?"

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   Dear  John, “Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you: Jesus Christ and the American Soldier. One died for your soul, the other died for your freedom.” These a…
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
May 28, 2021 at 11:32 AM

Radicals Insult Veterans Memorial, Call It a "Wretched Dumpster Fire"

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   FIRST LOOK MRFF Attacks Veterans Memorial, Calls it a “Wretched Unconstitutional Dumpster Fire” First Liberty is representing the town of Monument, CO, after the …
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
May 27, 2021 at 11:52 PM

VICTORY: School REVERSES ban on student's religious speech

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans May 27, 2021   Dear  John, No student should EVER have their graduation speech censored just because it includes religious references. After all, the freedom to express your re…
  First Liberty Live! · [email protected]
May 27, 2021 at 1:32 PM

Lt. Col. Oliver North is LIVE TODAY

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans Over the past several years, an alarming strain of extremism has crept into the ranks of our military—one which has specifically targeted Christian service members. Who better…
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
May 21, 2021 at 11:31 AM

The Left's plan to rig ALL the courts

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   FULL-BLOWN COUP The Far Left's Radical Plan to Rig the Whole Federal Judiciary for Political Gain When Americans hear the term “court-packing,” they almost instin…
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
May 21, 2021 at 11:31 AM

The Left's plan to rig ALL the courts

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   FULL-BLOWN COUP The Far Left's Radical Plan to Rig the Whole Federal Judiciary for Political Gain When Americans hear the term “court-packing,” they almost instin…
  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]
May 21, 2021 at 11:31 AM

The Left's plan to rig ALL the courts

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   FULL-BLOWN COUP The Far Left's Radical Plan to Rig the Whole Federal Judiciary for Political Gain When Americans hear the term “court-packing,” they almost instin…