From Kelly Shackelford of First Liberty: As an avid supporter of our military cases, I know that you are passionate about protecting religious liberty for America’s service members; those who sacrifice their health and well-being for our constitutional rights, including our freedom to live out our faith.

So, I wanted to quickly share with you my insight on a policy change the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently put in place.

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Many of you probably know by now that First Liberty played a critical role in the process of getting the VA to clarify its rules. Earlier this year, our legal team sent a letter to VA Secretary Robert Wilkie, urging him to issue a policy to allow all VA facilities to include a Bible in POW/MIA remembrance displays.

Thankfully, the VA granted our request and updated its policies to permit religious literature, symbols and displays across facilities nationwide.

But here’s something you may not realize.

In addition to our legal intervention, VA officials also relied on another important legal component when making their policy updates:

The landmark U.S. Supreme Court precedent set by the Bladensburg WWI Veterans Memorial case.

(Excerpt from First Liberty.)