Tag Archives: Kelly Shackelford

Americans Must Stand & Show Courage Amid Attacks on Faith

Posted on October 27, 2025 by David E Smith

First Liberty President & CEO Kelly Shackelford recently addressed thousands at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, led by Pastor Jack Hibbs, sharing key legal battles, victories, and the urgent need for the church to stand firm in truth and obedience to God’s Word.

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Attention Pastors: The “Lemon Test” Was Overturned

Posted on August 11, 2023 by David E Smith

Did you know? When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Joe Kennedy, the high school football coach who fought for his right to pray after games, they overturned a decision that had long restricted religious expression in public schools. This was a historically significant ruling that restores the civil rights of teachers, coaches and employees across America to live out their faith and pray on a public school campus.

Posted in Religious Liberty | Tagged ACLU, Hiram Sasser, Joe Kennedy, Kelly Shackelford, Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, Lemon Test, Lemon v. Kurtzman, People for the American Way, Prayer, SCOTUS, U.S. Supreme Court | Comments Off

SCOTUS Upholds Religious Freedom in Education Choice

Posted on June 21, 2022 by David E Smith

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued a decisive victory for religious freedom and school choice this morning in a 6-3 ruling in the Carson v. Makin case.

Posted in Education, Religious Liberty | Tagged Carson v. Makin, David Shestokas, Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, First Amendment, First Liberty Institute, Free Exercise clause, Inc. v. Comer, John Roberts, Kelly Shackelford, School Choice, Stephen Breyer, Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, U.S. Supreme Court | Comments Off

Who Is SCOTUS Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson?

Posted on March 8, 2022 by David E Smith

On January 26th, various news outlets reported that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who was appointed in 1994, planned to announce his retirement. This announcement was followed by multiple reports suggesting that Justice Breyer may have been ushered out by political activists/strategists within the Democratic Party. One report by FoxNews.com claiming that "groups such as Black Lives Matter and Women's March launched an effort calling for the justice's retirement."

Posted in Federal | Tagged Amy Coney Barrett, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Jonathan Turley, Kelly Shackelford, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Kristen Waggoner, Lindsey Graham, Lisa Murkowski, Stephen Breyer, Susan Collins, U.S. Sentencing Commission | Comments Off

U.S. Supreme Court Hands Christian Bakers Win in Same-Sex Case, Vacates Lower Court

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Benjamin D. Smith

The U.S. Supreme Court handed religious liberty advocates a victory Monday when it vacated a lower court’s opinion that had ordered a Christian baker to design a cake for a same-sex wedding.

Posted in Religious Liberty, Sexuality | Tagged Aaron and Melissa Klein, ADF, Anthony Kennedy, First Liberty Institute, Jack Phillips, Kelly Shackelford, Masterpiece, Oregon, Religious Liberty, SCOTUS | Comments Off