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August 30, 2019 Press Releases

Humanists Score Victory in Longstanding MD Legislative Prayer Case

County commissioners will be permanently prohibited from delivering prayers at public meetings.

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August 23, 2019 Press Releases

Pensacola Cross Victory Won’t be Affected by Bladensburg Decision, Atheists Argue

Nothing supports government display of a Latin cross for exclusively religious purposes.

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August 6, 2019 Press Releases

Humanists Demand Equal Treatment for Nevada Prisoners before Ninth Circuit

AHA Senior Counsel concludes oral arguments before Appeals Court.

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July 24, 2019 Press Releases

Atheists Cheer Resolution to Combat International Blasphemy Laws

Protecting the rights of people of minority faiths and no religious faith wherever they are found.

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July 19, 2019 Press Releases

VICTORY: Federal Court Bans School-Sponsored Graduation Prayers in South Carolina School District

Graduation should be an inclusive occasion for all students, religious or not.

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June 28, 2019 Press Releases

Pensacola Cross Victory to be Defended Again by Secular Government Advocates

SCOTUS sends AHA's Pensacola cross case back to lower court.

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June 20, 2019 Press Releases

Supreme Court Approves Publicly Funded Christian Favoritism

Decision in Bladensburg Cross SCOTUS case.

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May 14, 2019 Press Releases

Humanist Attorneys Protect Student’s Right to Not Say the Pledge

Yesterday, Monica Miller, senior counsel at the American Humanist Association (AHA), warned officials at the Manchester Local School District against...

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May 13, 2019 Press Releases

Atheists and Local MN Leaders Host Environmental Justice Summit

Focusing on the impact of planetary degradation and climate change.

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May 10, 2019 Press Releases

Humanists Threaten Florida City over Discriminatory Prayer Resolution

Local governments cannot adopt prayer policies that discriminate against non-believers.

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