FROM THE HUMANIST MAGAZINE | Before and After the Court: The Humanist Interview with Monica L. Mille
This interview originally appeared in the May / June 2019 issue of the Humanist magazine and TheHumanist.com. Monica L. Miller is senior counsel for the American Humanist Association (AHA). She obtained her BA from Pitzer College in 2008, her master’s in public administration from Columbia University in 2009, and three years later she graduated cum laude from Vermont Law School in 2012. Since joining the AHA in 2012, Miller has vigorously defended the constitutional mandate of separation of church and state by litigating Establishment Clause cases across the country. She has served as lead counsel in over twenty-five federal cases, including before the US Supreme Court and the US Courts of
For Immediate Release Contact: Sarah Henry, (202) 238-9088 ext. 105, shenry@americanhumanist.org (Washington D.C., April 23, 2019) – American Humanist Association (AHA) Legal Director David Niose just sent a warning notice to Arizona Governor Doug Ducey after the public official posted a sectarian Christian post, including a biblical reference, on his official and public Facebook page. “Easter is not an excuse for elected officials to disregard their responsibilities to all of their constituents,” noted Niose. “Today’s warning joins a number of others we’ve sent this week as our attorneys work to remind politicians of their constitutional oaths.” The notice reminds the governor that “such bl
For Immediate Release Contact: Sarah Henry, (202) 238-9088 ext. 105, shenry@americanhumanist.org (Washington D.C., April 22, 2019) – This morning, American Humanist Association (AHA) Legal Director David Niose sent a warning notice to Sheriff Mark Inglett, of Houston County, Minnesota after the department posted a sectarian Christian post on their official and public Facebook page. The notice reminds the Sheriff’s Department that “such blatantly religious statements on a government-run page, unambiguously promoting Christian beliefs, are seen as problematic by many in your community,” as reinforced by comments on the post reflecting concerns about a potential violation of the wall of separat
For Immediate Release Contact: Sarah Henry, shenry@americanhumanist.org, (202) 238-9088 ext. 105 (Washington, D.C., April 4, 2019) – The American Humanist Association’s legal center is demanding that Mississippi state officials make license plates without “In God We Trust” available to motorists at no additional cost. A new state statute makes “In God We Trust” the default license plate. To avoid publicly displaying this religious phrase, vehicle owners are forced to purchase a secular plate at a higher cost. “Mississippi’s law violates the First Amendment rights of atheists in accordance with firmly settled Supreme Court precedent,” explained Monica Miller, American Humanist Association sen
