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    AHLC Defends Victory Against Ocala, FL Prayer Vigil

    For Immediate Release Contact: Sarah Henry, (202) 238-9088, shenry@americanhumanist.org Monica Miller, (202) 238-9088, mmiller@americanhumanist.org (Washington, D.C., October 31, 2018) – Late yesterday, the American Humanist Association’s (AHA) attorneys defended their May 2018 church state separation victory against the City of Ocala in a hearing before a U.S. District Court in Florida. At the hearing, the City of Ocala asked the Court to vacate the May ruling that found the city’s actions in connection with a 2014 prayer vigil unconstitutional. “The city’s attempt to vacate the judgment holding city officials responsible for a blatant First Amendment violation is meritless,” explains Monic

    Leading Freethought Organizations Defend Pensacola Cross Victory in Appeals Court

    For Immediate Release Contact: Sarah Henry, (202) 238-9088, shenry@americanhumanist.org Monica Miller, (202) 238-9088, mmiller@americanhumanist.org (Washington, D.C., October 22, 2018) – Today, attorneys at the American Humanist Association (AHA) and the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), led by AHA Senior Counsel Monica Miller, filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Today’s filing opposes the City of Pensacola’s request that the full Eleventh Circuit rehear the case and overturn an earlier three-judge panel’s ruling that the massive Christian cross in Bayview Park is unconstitutional. “The City failed to meet the stringent requirements warranting a full c

    AHLC Responds to Nation-Wide School Endorsed Prayer

    For Immediate Release Contact: Sarah Henry, (202) 238-9088, shenry@americanhumanist.org David Niose, (202) 238-9088, dniose@americanhumanist.org (Washington, D.C., October 1, 2018) – Attorneys for the American Humanist Association (AHA) have sent numerous complaints to school districts across the country in response to actions taken by school officials to promote the national See You At The Pole Global Student Day of Prayer, held Wednesday, September 26. “We received a number of complaints regarding inappropriate promotion of prayer events by school officials,” said David Niose, legal director at the American Humanist Association. Niose continued, “The First Amendment forbids public schools

    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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