Contact: Sarah Henry, (202) 238-9088, shenry@americanhumanist.org (Washington, D.C., May 14, 2019) – Yesterday, Monica Miller, senior counsel at the American Humanist Association (AHA), warned officials at the Manchester Local School District against their ongoing unconstitutional behavior ostracizing a student who objects to standing for and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. The warning explains that the first-year student, at Manchester High School does not wish to participate in the Pledge of Allegiance in any manner. He sat out of the Pledge, but reported to the Appignani Humanist Legal Center of the AHA that his homeroom teacher required him to stand. The student correctly pointed out
For Immediate Release Contact: Isabelle Oldfield, 202-238-9088, ioldfield@americanhumanist.org (Washington, D.C., May 10, 2019)—The American Humanist Association’s (AHA) Appignani Humanist Legal Center joined American Atheists and the Center for Inquiry in a demand letter delivered to Florida city officials last night threatening litigation over a pending prayer resolution. The demand states that the Winter Garden City Council’s resolution, if passed, would violate several mandates in the United States Constitution. “We are hopeful that city officials will heed our warning that passing its pending resolution will invite future litigation,” said AHA Senior Counsel, Monica Miller. “The Suprem
