CA High School Threatens Students’ Right to Protest
For Immediate Release Contact: Jennifer Bardi, (202) 238-9088, jbardi@americanhumanist.org (Washington, D.C., September 18, 2019) – Attorneys at the American Humanist Association warned administrators at Mira Costa High School this morning against the unconstitutional behavior of discouraging students from protesting the Pledge of Allegiance. On September 11, 2019, the principal of the Manhattan Beach Unified School District high school announced via the intercom that he was
Atheists Protest High School Football Team Prayer in Georgia
For Immediate Release Contact: Sarah Henry, (202) 238-9088, shenry@americanhumanist.org (Washington, D.C., September 16, 2019) – The legal team at the American Humanist Association warned Griffin-Spalding School Systems this afternoon of their recent unconstitutional school prayer activity. The Griffin First United Methodist Church hosted a breakfast and sermon for football players at Spalding High School, in clear violation of the Establishment Clause of the Constitution. Th
Humanists Continue Fight for Equality in Nevada Prisons
(Washington, D.C., September 5, 2019) – American Humanist Association (AHA)’s Legal Director and Senior Counsel, Monica Miller, just filed a petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, arguing that a 3-judge panel incorrectly dismissed AHA’s case seeking equal treatment for humanist inmates in Nevada prisons. Today’s filing argues that the case should be reheard by the panel or en banc. The AHA filed suit in 2016 on behalf of Benjamin Espinosa and other Human
