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Every week, First Liberty Institute brings you today’s essential stories straight from the frontlines on the battle for religious freedom.
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Mar 11, 2021
Mar 11, 2021
27 min
In our ‘march toward madness’ special episode, FLI Chief Legal Officer Jeff Mateer breaks down the rise in cancel culture, big-tech censorship, big-government schemes like court packing, and other imminent dangers to American freedom — and he’ll share how you can join us in stopping this madness.

Mar 4, 2021
Mar 4, 2021
20 min
On this episode of Live!, hear the story of a former Irish police officer who moved across the Atlantic to the small town of Walthill, Nebraska, and the unimaginable struggles his ministry continues facing to this day.

Feb 25, 2021
Feb 25, 2021
14 min
Host Stuart Shepard and FLI Counsel Lea Patterson explain our ongoing case where a simple prayer got a juror disqualified from their post on the jury. Could your faith disqualify you from service, too?

Feb 18, 2021
Feb 18, 2021
12 min
FLI Senior Counsel Stephanie Taub is joined by host Stuart Shepard to tell you how families in Maine are facing unfair targeting from the state government just for wanting to send their children to religious schools, and why winning this case is crucial for religious families and schools all over America.
Stephanie also explains why religious organizations must be left free to make their own operational decisions, and why we need the Supreme Court to clarify this key principle.

Feb 11, 2021
Feb 11, 2021
21 min
In this First Liberty Live!, we expose the alarming dangers of “court-packing” with guest Mike Berry, First Liberty’s General Counsel.
He’s joined by host Stuart Shepard for an inside look at what happened the first time this was tried in America, back in 1937 under FDR’s “living Constitution” doctrine, they’ll explain who stopped it 84 years ago, and why it is so important that we stop the renewed push for court-packing today.

Feb 4, 2021
Feb 4, 2021
18 min
Host Stuart Shepard is joined by our featured guest, 3x Super Bowl Champion Brent Jones, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first-ever NFL postgame prayer huddle in one more special football edition of First Liberty Live!
Stick around towards the end of the video for a special surprise as Coach Kennedy himself hops on to meet Brent and share some encouragement for other coaches and players looking to live out their faith both on and off the field.

May 29, 2020
May 29, 2020
27 min
There’s no play book for protecting religious liberty during a worldwide pandemic. President, CEO, and Chief Counsel of First Liberty Kelly Shackelford sits down with Justin and Jeremy to discuss how First Liberty thought through the impending threat to defend religious liberty for all Americans.

May 22, 2020
May 22, 2020
22 min
One of the concerns about life after COVID-19 is that, despite trying their best to follow the guidance and rules from the CDC, state, and local government, someone might still contract the coronavirus and try to blame religious organizations for it. Justin and Jeremy sit down with Congressman Mike Johnson (R-LA) to sort through what that means for religious liberty.

May 15, 2020
May 15, 2020
29 min
Senator Ted Cruz joins Justin and Jeremy on this week’s episode to discuss personal rights during the COVID-19 pandemic and the interplay between religious freedom and authoritarianism. We also discuss Senator Cruz’s thoughts on how the COVID-19 pandemic will affect America’s approach to our foundational freedoms in the future.
If you would like to subscribe to Senator Cruz’s podcast Verdict, which we discussed during this episode, you may find it here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/verdict-with-ted-cruz/
To learn more about First Liberty's response to the COVID-19 crisis, go to https://firstliberty.org/covid-19

May 11, 2020
May 11, 2020
18 min
Former First Liberty network Attorney and former Acting Attorney General of the US Matt Whitaker joins Justin and Jeremy to discuss protecting your First Amendment rights as houses of worship begin to re-open. In particular, they will dive into current cases in Kentucky and Washington State.
