AHLC Demands Equality for Humanist Prisoners
For Immediate Release Contact: Amy Couch, 202-238-9088, acouch@americanhumanist.org Monica Miller, 202-238-9088, mmiller@americanhumanist.org (Nevada, December 20, 2017)—Today, the American Humanist Association (AHA) Appignani Humanist Legal Center filed a notice of appeal of the U.S. District Court of Nevada’s dismissal of their case filed on behalf of a Humanist prisoner to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The lawsuit, filed in October 2016, asserts that the Nevada Depar
Federal Court Rules in Favor of AHLC on South Carolina Religious Graduation Ceremonies
For Immediate Release Contact: Amy Couch, 202-238-9088, acouch@americanhumanist.org Monica Miller, 202-238-9088, mmiller@americanhumanist.org (Greenville, SC, December 13, 2017)—The American Humanist Association (AHA) won a major victory yesterday afternoon in their longstanding lawsuit against Greenville County School District, S.C., challenging the public school’s use of a Christian chapel for elementary school graduations. The U.S. District Court of South Carolina ruled in
Complaint Filed Against State of Wyoming
For Immediate Release Contact: Amy Couch, 202-238-9088, acouch@americanhumanist.org David Niose, 202-238-9088, dniose@americanhumanist.org (Laramie County, Wyoming, December 8, 2017)—The American Humanist Association (AHA) and a state prison inmate filed a complaint against the State of Wyoming and the Wyoming Department of Corrections on behalf of Humanist inmates who are being denied equal treatment. The complaint asserts that the Department’s refusal to allow Humanist inma
