First Liberty Briefing by First Liberty Institute

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First Liberty Briefing is an exclusive podcast hosted by First Liberty Institute’s Deputy General Counsel Jeremy Dys.

In about 90-seconds, once a week, Jeremy recalls the stories that have shaped America’s religious liberty, from the founding era to current legal battles and more. It’s an insider’s look at the stories, cases, people, and laws that have made America the world’s leader in protecting religious liberty.

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First Liberty Briefing episodes:

Police Ban Blind Women from Local Park

“So Help Me God” is Constitutional

The Supreme Court Weighs In On COVID-19

If You Can Go to Home Depot, You Can Go to Church

Governor Allows Grocery Shopping, But Not Church Worship

Lawsuit Immunity for Houses of Worship and Nonprofits

The First Amendment Is Not On Hold During a Pandemic

Drive-In Church Services Under Fire

COVID-19 and Religious Freedom

Justice of the Peace Who Found a Solution for All Is Still Under Fire

Espinoza v. Montana Will Determine the Future of the Blaine Amendments

States Cannot Force Citizens to Violate their Religious Conscience

Words Matter

First Liberty Fights to Defend Religious Liberty in the Military

Government Officials Held Personally Liable for Violating Religious Freedoms

Tax Exemption Helps Religious Freedom

The Proper Role of the Establishment Clause in Practice

3 Ways the White House is Working to Preserve Religious Freedom

Orthodox Jewish Community Will Have Their Day In Court

Biased ABA Smears Lawrence VanDyke at Confirmation Hearing

Cameron, MO: Without Litigants, Anti-Religious Complaint Letters Lack Legal Standing

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Accused for Recognizing Faith’s Role in His Leadership Duties

Christian Sued for Sharing the Gospel, Plaintiff Claims “Emotional Distress”

The Fight for Religious Exemptions Continues for Little Sisters of the Poor

Public School Student Exposed to Explicit Material against Her Religious Conscience

Religious Release Time under Attack at Tennessee Public School

“In God We Trust”: FL Sheriff Accused for Incorporating the United States’ and Florida’s Motto on Police Department Vehicles

Attorney General Bill Barr: Religious Liberty, Not Militant Secularism, Is the Key to Governmental Neutrality and a Moral, Self-Governing Citizenry

Opeleika, Alabama Officials Disregard Law and Ban Student-Led Prayer at Football Games

Cleveland City Council Can Rest Assured in the Constitutionality of Legislative Prayer

Drew Brees and the Importance of Religious Freedom in School and Work

Democracy, Religious Freedom, and the Cost of Changing the Civil Rights Act’s Title VII Definitions

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Allowed to Keep Cross Symbol in its County Seal

Idaho Couple Sued by HOA for their Religious Christmas Display

The Humanity, Mercy, and Constitutionality of Judge Tammy Kemp’s Religious Beliefs and Actions

President Trump Stresses His Concern for International Religious Freedom to the United Nations

Beto O’Rourke and the Democratic Party’s Campaign against Religious Freedom

Activists Trying to Remove Cross from a Historic Monument after Bladensburg

The American Legion Case is a Landmark Decision for Religious Symbols

Bladensburg’s Meaning on the Lemon Test

The Passage of Time Turns a Religious Monument into a Historical Artifact

Bladensburg Peace Cross and Hostility Toward Religion

Removing a Religious Monument Because It’s Unconstitutional, Not Because It’s Disliked

Victory from The Supreme Court of the United States in the American Legion Case

: Tim Goeglein and Craig Osten Release Their New Book “American Restoration.”

Our National Motto, “In God We Trust”, Repeatedly Deemed Constitutional

U.S. Supreme Court Sends the Klein Case Back to Oregon Courts

“So Help Me God” Removed from End of Oath

Yale’s Discrimination Against Faith-Based Organizations

Chick-fil-A Removed from Airport for Being Closed on Sundays