In March 2025, State Superintendent Ryan Walters and the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) filed a “SLAPP” suit against FFRF. This appeared to be in response to letters FFRF …
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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FFRF notified the Smith County School System that Fellowship of Christian Athletes clubs cannot genuinely be run by elementary school students. (September 2025)
Tennessee — FFRF notified the Smith County School System that Fellowship of Christian Athletes clubs cannot genuinely be run by elementary school students. FFRF learned that Gordonsville Elementary School and …
High School soccer, basketball, baseball and softball programs in Tennessee, were permitting FCA “character coaches” to deliver religious talks to the teams. (September 2025)
Tennessee — FFRF received a report that the Richland High School softball program and the Giles County High School soccer, basketball, baseball and softball programs in Pulaski, Tenn., were permitting …
FFRF reminded a Kentucky school system that student athletes must not be coerced into religious “team building” exercises. (September 2025)
Kentucky — FFRF reminded the Logan County Schools system in Russellville, Ky., that student athletes must not be coerced into religious “team building” exercises. FFRF learned that the Logan County …
FFRF learned that a minister from a local Church spoke at an Elementary School FCA meeting. (September 2025)
Kentucky — FFRF learned that a minister from Cleaton Baptist Church spoke at the March 13 meeting of the South Muhlenberg Elementary School FCA meeting. Photos of the event showing …
Ten Commandments Monument Removed from the Jefferson County, IL Courthouse (July 29, 2025)
On June 9, 2025, FFRF and a coalition of partners filed a lawsuit on behalf of multifaith and nonreligious residents of Jefferson County, Illinois, seeking removal of a seven-foot-tall Ten …
FFRF brought the Wylie Independent School District in Abilene, Texas, back in line with the Constitution (August 2025)
Texas — FFRF brought the Wylie Independent School District in Abilene, Texas, back in line with the Constitution after the district allowed multiple official expressions of religious favoritism at school …
FFRF made sure that the Blacklick Valley School District in Pennsylvania would not allow for explicitly religious assemblies to take place at school-sponsored events (August 2025)
Pennsylvania — FFRF made sure that the Blacklick Valley School District in Pennsylvania would respect the First Amendment and not allow for explicitly religious assemblies to take place at school-sponsored …
FFRF ensured that inmates in the Inmate Veterans Associate (IVA) at the Snake River Correctional Institute (SRCI) would not be exposed to unwanted prayer (August 2025)
Oregon — FFRF worked to ensure that inmates in the Inmate Veterans Associate (IVA) at the Snake River Correctional Institute (SRCI) would not be exposed to unwanted prayer by other …
