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    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 Department of Corrections’ refusal to allow Humanist inmates to study and discuss their shared convictions in a group setting while authorizing meetings for many faith groups of similar and smaller sizes violates the Establis

    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 AHA’s favor, concluding that “the school district’s use of Turner Chapel for Mountain View Elementary School’s 2013 graduation violated the Establishment Clause.” In 2013, the Appignani Humanist Legal Center filed a law

    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 inmates, including plaintiff Jon Guy, to study and discuss their shared convictions in a group setting, while simultaneously authorizing study groups for many faith groups of similar and smaller sizes, violates the Establish

    Legal Analysis
    The Human Cost of the Law: LGBTQ+ Employment Discrimination at the Supreme Court

    The Human Cost of the Law: LGBTQ+ Employment Discrimination at the Supreme Court

    FROM THE HUMANIST MAGAZINE | Before and After the Court: The Humanist Interview with Monica L. Mille

    FROM THE HUMANIST MAGAZINE | Before and After the Court: The Humanist Interview with Monica L. Mille

    Uh, No, Establishment Clause Law Is Not a “Hot Mess”

    Uh, No, Establishment Clause Law Is Not a “Hot Mess”

    “Narrow Rulings” Mean Little to the Christian Right

    “Narrow Rulings” Mean Little to the Christian Right

    The Cross and American Militarism

    The Cross and American Militarism

    Bladensburg Cross Case FAQs

    Bladensburg Cross Case FAQs

    The Framers Weren’t Cross Enthusiasts

    The Framers Weren’t Cross Enthusiasts

    Humanists Going All the Way: AHA to Defend Church-State Separation at the Supreme Court

    Humanists Going All the Way: AHA to Defend Church-State Separation at the Supreme Court

    Ruling against Truth: NIFLA v. Becerra

    Ruling against Truth: NIFLA v. Becerra

    The Ticking Time Bomb in Masterpiece Cakeshop

    The Ticking Time Bomb in Masterpiece Cakeshop

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