First Liberty Institute: Freedom Starts Here

Americaโ€™s Best Lawyersโ€”Defending Your First Freedom

First Liberty: Your First Call

First Liberty Institute is the largest legal organization in the nation dedicatedย exclusivelyย to defending religious liberty for all Americans. We believe that every American of any faithโ€”or no faith at allโ€”has aย fundamentalย right to follow their conscience and live according to their beliefs.

Our nationโ€™s Founding Fathers established this right as our First Freedom nearly two and a half centuries ago, and we intend to keep it that way.

MISSION & VISION

Defending Americaโ€™s First Freedom

Religious freedom is the first freedom outlined in the First Amendment of the Constitution, and for good reason: it is the foundational right that all others are built upon. And if this cornerstone freedom ever falls, all other freedoms would be at risk of tumbling as well. Thatโ€™s why protecting and defending it is so importantโ€”because to fight for religious freedom is to fight for the future of all freedoms.

MORE ABOUT your FIRST FREEDOM โžž

MEET the TEAM

On the Frontlines

For over 30 years, First Liberty President, CEO and Chief Counsel,ย Kelly Shackelford, has been leading the fight to reclaim religious freedom in America. Joining Kelly on the frontlines are a dedicated team of legal experts who have helped First Liberty achieve an unparalleled win rate of over 90% across all legal matters.ย The nationโ€™sย bestย attorneys, defending yourย firstย freedom.

WE ARE your FIRST CALL โžž

Making History Together

Part of strengthening the future of freedom is protecting the past. Our landmark Supreme Court victory that saved the Bladensburg WWI Veterans Memorial (Peace Cross) from destruction not only preserved the honor and memory of the heroes it stands forโ€”it set a historic legal precedent that is already protecting similar displays across the country.

DISCOVER MORE MOMENTS of IMPACT โžž

ALL PEOPLE, ALL FAITHS

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Americaโ€™s Best Lawyersโ€”Defending Your First Freedom

First Liberty: Your First Call

First Liberty Institute is the largest legal organization in the nation dedicatedย exclusivelyย to defending religious liberty for all Americans. We believe that every American of any faithโ€”or no faith at allโ€”has aย fundamentalย right to follow their conscience and live according to their beliefs.

Our nationโ€™s Founding Fathers established this right as our First Freedom nearly two and a half centuries ago, and we intend to keep it that way.

MISSION & VISION

Defending Americaโ€™s First Freedom

Religious freedom is the first freedom outlined in the First Amendment of the Constitution, and for good reason: it is the foundational right that all others are built upon. And if this cornerstone freedom ever falls, all other freedoms would be at risk of tumbling as well. Thatโ€™s why protecting and defending it is so importantโ€”because to fight for religious freedom is to fight for the future of all freedoms.

MORE ABOUT your FIRST FREEDOM โžž

MEET the TEAM

On the Frontlines

For over 30 years, First Liberty President, CEO and Chief Counsel, Kelly Shackelford, has been leading the fight to reclaim religious freedom in America. Joining Kelly on the frontlines are a dedicated team of legal experts who have helped First Liberty achieve an unparalleled win rate of over 90% across all legal matters. The nationโ€™s best attorneys, defending your first freedom.

WE ARE your FIRST CALL โžž

Making History Together

Part of strengthening the future of freedom is protecting the past. Our landmark Supreme Court victory that saved the Bladensburg WWI Veterans Memorial (Peace Cross) from destruction not only preserved the honor and memory of the heroes it stands forโ€”it set a historic legal precedent that is already protecting similar displays across the country.

DISCOVER MORE MOMENTS of IMPACT โžž

ALL PEOPLE, ALL FAITHS

We Stand for You

Our nationโ€™s diversity has always been one of its greatest strengths. No matter your faith, ideology, or background, we will always defend your ability to freely live according to your beliefsโ€”because the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is not conditional.

Even better, we do it for free.

SECURING your RELIGIOUS LIBERTY โžž

OUR RECORD STANDS for ITSELF

Why We Win

First Liberty Institute has a victory rate of over 90% across all legal matters it handles.

For every $100,000 we spend on a case, we receive up to $600,000 in pro bono legal time via our exclusive network of elite volunteer attorneys from some of the top firms in the country. In other words, every $1 dollar we receive in donations is multiplied by 6โ€”allowing us to invest and deliver more freedom per dollar.

First Libertyโ€™s Decisive Edge โžž

Be the One

From multiple landmark Supreme Court cases, to a record-number of conservative judges being confirmed to our federal courts, the opportunities for impacting our nationโ€™s future are bigger now than ever before. We are witnessing history in the making. Join us in the movement to shape religious liberty for generations to come!

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