Tennessee — The West Carroll Special School District in Tennessee agreed to put a stop to multiple violations of students’ First Amendment right to be free from religious conduct at …
The Freedom From Religion Foundation Legal Archives includes documentation of more than 40 years of FFRF’s significant legal challenges and work. FFRF ends many entanglements between religion and government, defends the Establishment Clause and free speech rights of nonbelievers and otherwise strives to uphold the godless provisions of the entirely secular U.S. Constitution.
FFRF seeks to end violations through education and persuasion, in a typical year ending over 200 entanglements through legal complaint letters alone. FFRF goes to court as necessary when educational efforts fail. FFRF has brought well over 80 lawsuits and counting, winning many noteworthy victories for the constitutional principle of separation between state and church.
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The Abbeville County School District addressed multiple constitutional concerns that made the district appear to be closely intertwined with a local religious group. (September 2026)
South Carolina — With the help of FFRF, the Abbeville County School District addressed multiple constitutional concerns that made the district appear to be closely intertwined with a local religious …
Silver Consolidated Schools stopped allowing a student to open the high school graduation ceremony with prayer. (September 2026)
New Mexico — FFRF successfully advised Silver Consolidated Schools in Silver City, N.M., to put a stop to a practice of allowing the high school graduation ceremony to be opened …
The Alton R-IV School District agreed not to advertise religious graduation events via official school channels. (September 2026)
Missouri — The Alton R-IV School District in Ash Grove, Mo., took FFRF’s advice and agreed not to advertise religious graduation events via official school channels. A district parent reported …
The Gloucester City Public School system removed invocations from future Junior Honor Society ceremonies. (September 2026)
New Jersey — FFRF’s work saw the Gloucester City Public Schools system remove opening invocations from future Gloucester City Middle School’s National Junior Honor Society induction ceremonies. A district parent …
Minneapolis patient stopped being repeatedly contacted by a religious chaplain despite declining spiritual care. (September 2026)
Minnesota — FFRF saw corrective action taken at the Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) in Minneapolis after a patient reported being repeatedly contacted by a religious chaplain despite declining spiritual …
A school teacher will no longer preach his personal religion to students. (September 2026)
Kansas — FFRF ensured that a teacher from the Leavenworth USD would no longer be allowed to abuse his position to preach his personal religion and retaliate against a student …
A religious club will not be led by an outside representative from Campus Crusade for Christ. (September 2026)
Florida — FFRF ensured that the Orange County Public Schools system put a stop to a religious club being led by an outside representative from the Campus Crusade for Christ …
The Alachua County Public Schools will no longer start the Citizen of the Year Award ceremony with an invocation. (September 2026)
Florida — FFRF helped Alachua County Public Schools put an end to a practice and pattern of starting the Citizen of the Year Award ceremony with an invocation. FFRF received …
