first amendment
Government
Kansas said to be investigating nurse over her social media posts questioning transgenderism 

A nurse is reportedly under investigation by the Kansas Board of Nursing (KSBN) for unspecified posts about transgenderism.  Elaine Gebhardt writes on social media platform X… Read More

November 20, 2024
Christian Schools
Florida school, church called to resist government order to close

A Florida school-choice advocacy group is urging a school and church to ignore an order to shut down from state regulators. The Florida Citizens Alliance (FCA)… Read More

November 14, 2024
Courts
Federal judge blocks Louisiana’s law requiring Ten Commandments in schools

A federal district judge in Baton Rouge blocked a Louisiana law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools statewide. The law passed earlier this year mandates a… Read More

November 13, 2024
Culture
University of Colorado football coach Deion Sanders targeted by atheist group over team prayers

College football coach Deion Sanders is once again being targeted by an anti-religion group for encouraging his players with prayer and inspirational messages. The University of Colorado Boulder football coach is… Read More

November 6, 2024
Courts
Christian college files suit over denial of state financial aid

A Christian college is suing two government student aid agencies for violating its religious freedom. Luther Rice College and Seminary filed a lawsuit on Oct. 15… Read More

November 5, 2024
Culture
South Carolina man forced to obtain permit to hold Christian sign on public sidewalk

A South Carolina man claims his religious freedoms were violated when his town required him to obtain a permit to display a religious sign. Ernest Giardino, an… Read More

October 29, 2024
Government
Legal experts: Kentucky ban on counseling that doesn’t affirm kids’ gender identity is unconstitutional, could put foster kids at risk

A month after Kentucky’s governor signed an executive order to ban “conversion therapy,” neither he nor the state’s family services agency has answered how the order may affect fostering and adoption. Read More

October 15, 2024
Opinion
‘Average Joe,’ about Coach Joe Kennedy’s landmark win for religious freedom, is a way-above-average movie

It’s about one of the most momentous religious freedom cases in U.S. history. But don’t see the movie Average Joe just because of its historic importance. It’s a heck of a… Read More

October 14, 2024
Courts
Colorado Supreme Court dismisses case on procedural grounds against Christian baker after 12-year legal battle

The latest legal action against the Christian baker who refused to bake a cake celebrating a gender transition has been halted after the Colorado Supreme Court dismissed the lawsuit. Defendant… Read More

October 11, 2024
Courts
Lawsuit: California AG violating free speech right to discuss abortion pill reversal

California is trying to stop pregnancy resource centers from discussing abortion pill reversal, a new lawsuit alleges. Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) filed the… Read More

October 9, 2024
Opinion
Free speech under siege in Colorado as well as in Brazil

(The Daily Signal) – The legendary rocker Joe Walsh once sang, “The Rocky Mountain way is better than the way we had.” But in Colorado, unfortunately, the Rocky Mountain way… Read More

October 4, 2024
Courts
Virginia teacher wins $575K in religious freedom settlement

A Virginia teacher has been awarded $575,000 following a lawsuit over being fired for refusing to use a transgender student’s pronouns. After teaching in the West Point School District for… Read More

October 2, 2024
Government
The Facebook ‘how-to’ manual on COVID censorship exposed after lawsuit

The onboarding documents that Facebook used to help new employees quickly delete posts that the government deemed unacceptable during the pandemic has been released. The documents were turned over to… Read More

October 2, 2024
Courts
School board violated First Amendment by blocking journalist from LGBTQ social media profile, court rules

(The Daily Signal) – A school district’s LGBTQ affinity group violated the First Amendment by blocking a journalist on social media amid a heated debate about parents’ right to opt their… Read More

September 27, 2024
Courts
Federal court dismisses LGBT pastor’s suit against conservative pastor who opposed him on library board

In a victory for freedom of speech and religious liberty, the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri has dismissed a lawsuit against a pastor who spoke… Read More

August 21, 2024
Courts
Ohio students don’t have freedom of speech, federal court rules in ‘misgendering’ lawsuit

A federal appeals court has ruled against freedom of speech for students in Ohio. The Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 the Olentangy Local… Read More

August 9, 2024
Culture
‘State of free speech in America is dire’: Majority says First Amendment ‘goes too far’

(The Center Square) – Free speech suppression on college campuses and social media censorship often spur debates over how far the First Amendment should go to protect Americans’ rights to… Read More

August 8, 2024
Culture
Freedom is on a roll: Lawsuits for COVID vaccine religious exemptions piling up wins since Supreme Court ruling

Litigants seeking religious or moral exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine mandates have a growing string of successes in the courts, including two new cases in Philadelphia and… Read More

August 6, 2024
Public Education
Louisiana Gov. Landry defends 10 Commandments in classrooms

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry defended a law requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in classrooms on Monday during a news conference. Landry defended the … Read More

August 5, 2024
Opinion
New York school’s ‘hateful rhetoric’ stance contradicts fundamental constitutional principles

A new lawsuit against a New York school district may determine whether America still respects free speech – or whether this freedom has been whittled down… Read More

August 1, 2024