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April 21, 2014 Press Releases

Humanists File Lawsuit Against Under God in the Pledge of Allegiance in New Jersey

New Jersey lawsuit challenges school district's Pledge of Allegiance recitation with the words "under God."

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April 8, 2014 Press Releases

AHA Sues for Equal Treatment of Humanist Inmates in Federal Prisons

Prisoner denied permission to form humanist study group in Oregon.

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April 2, 2014 Press Releases

AHA Files Motion of Contempt Against Carroll County Commissioners for Sectarian Prayers

Commissioners continue to defy injunction forbidding sectarian prayers at public meetings.

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March 27, 2014 Press Releases

Update: County Official Defies Federal Court Prayer Order, American Humanist Association Issues Warning

County official opens meeting with prayer despite recent federal court order.

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March 26, 2014 Press Releases

Christian Prayers at Carroll County Meetings Must End, Rules Federal Judge

AHA argues that overt Christian references in during county meetings violates Establishment Clause.

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March 19, 2014 Press Releases

Secular Conscientious Objectors Citizenship to Move Forward

U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services reverses decision to deny nontheist’s citizenship application.

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March 4, 2014 Press Releases

Roadside Cross in Lake Elsinore, CA, Must Be Removed, Says Humanist Group

A Latin cross prominently displayed on city-owned property is a violation of state and federal Constitutions.

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February 27, 2014 Press Releases

U.S. Immigration Services Denies Applicant Based on Secular Beliefs

Legal permanent resident to be aided by Humanist Legal Center.

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February 27, 2014 Press Releases

Federal Judge Stops Lake Elsinore Religious War Memorial

Planned monument depicting a Christian cross violates the First Amendment.

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February 25, 2014 Press Releases

Lawsuit Demands Removal of 40-Foot Christian Cross from Government Property

Religious symbol violates First Amendment’s church-state separation guarantees.

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