AHLC Seeks Supreme Court Review of School Board Prayer Case
For Immediate Release Contact: Amy Couch, (202)-238-9088, acouch@americanhumanist.org Monica Miller, (202) 238-9088, mmiller@americanhumanist.org (Washington, D.C., July 31, 2017)—The American Humanist Association’s (AHA) Appignani Legal Center filed a petition for a writ of certiorari today seeking the U.S. Supreme Court’s review of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s decision upholding a Texas school district’s practice of subjecting its students to prayers at
AHLC Seeks Court Ruling Demanding Equality for Humanist Inmates
For Immediate Release Contact: Amy Couch, 202-238-9088, acouch@americanhumanist.org Monica Miller, 202-238-9088, mmiller@americanhumanist.org (Raleigh, NC, July 28, 2017)—The American Humanist Association (AHA) Appignani Humanist Legal Center moved for summary judgment today in its case against the North Carolina Department of Public Safety on behalf of Humanist inmates, including Plaintiff Kwame Teague, being denied equal treatment. The lawsuit, originally filed in February
AHLC Admonishes Indiana School for Silencing Teacher on Pledge Rights
For Immediate Release Contact: Patrick Hudson, 202-238-9088, phudson@americanhumanist.org David Niose, 202-238-9088, dniose@americanhumanist.org (Indianapolis, IN, July 24, 2017)—The American Humanist Association (AHA) Appignani Humanist Legal Center admonished Indianapolis high school administrators today for mistreating a teacher who informed students that the Pledge of Allegiance is voluntary. The teacher in question, Duane Nickell, contacted the AHA after he was instructe
