AHLC Sues New Jersey Mayor for Installing Christian Cross Display
For Immediate Release Contact: Merrill Miller, 202-238-9088 ext. 105, merrillmiller@americanhumanist.org Monica Miller, 202-238-9088 ext. 120, mmiller@americanhumanist.org (Roselle Park, NJ, Sept. 27, 2016)—Today the American Humanist Association’s Appignani Humanist Legal Center filed a lawsuit on behalf of local citizens challenging an unconstitutional display featuring a Christian cross in front of a public library in Roselle Park, New Jersey. The complaint is filed agains


Florida City Can’t Promote and Lead Prayer Vigil, Says Humanist Group
For Immediate Release Contact: Merrill Miller, 202-238-9088 ext. 105, merrillmiller@americanhumanist.org Monica Miller, 202-238-9088 ext. 120, mmiller@americanhumanist.org (Ocala, Fla., Sept. 20, 2016)—The American Humanist Association’s Appignani Humanist Legal Center requests summary judgment in its lawsuit, filed on behalf of local citizens, challenging the City of Ocala, Fla., and its police department for unconstitutionally promoting Christianity via a prayer vigil where


Let Students Sit Out the National Anthem, Humanist Group Tells Florida High School
For Immediate Release Contact: Merrill Miller, 202-238-9088 ext. 105, merrillmiller@americanhumanist.org David Niose, 202-238-9088 ext. 120, dniose@americanhumanist.org (Naples, Fla., Sept. 16, 2016)—The American Humanist Association’s Appignani Humanist Legal Center condemns the policy of Lely High School in Naples, Fla., which forces students to stand for the National Anthem at all school-sponsored sporting events. According to WINK News earlier this week, Principal Ryan Ne


Responding to Humanist Group, Illinois School District Lets Student Boycott Pledge of Allegiance
For Immediate Release Contact: Merrill Miller, 202-238-9088 ext. 105, merrillmiller@americanhumanist.org David Niose, 202-238-9088 ext. 119, dniose@americanhumanist.org (Blue Island, Ill., Sept. 8, 2016)—The American Humanist Association’s Appignani Humanist Legal Center is pleased that a suburban Chicago school district has assured that a student at Dwight D. Eisenhower High School in Blue Island, Ill., may remain seated during the Pledge of Allegiance. On Tuesday, the Ameri


Humanist Group Defends Illinois Student Reprimanded for Sitting Out Pledge of Allegiance
For Immediate Release Contact: Merrill Miller, 202-238-9088 ext. 105, merrillmiller@americanhumanist.org David Niose, 202-238-9088 ext. 119, dniose@americanhumanist.org (Blue Island, IL, Sept. 6, 2016)—The American Humanist Association’s Appignani Humanist Legal Center defends the right of Dwight D. Eisenhower High School student Shemar Cooper in Blue Island, Ill., to remain seated during the Pledge of Allegiance. Cooper’s mother contacted the American Humanist Association af

