Amicus Briefs

This brief was filed before the State Supreme Court of Wisconsin on November 10, 2020. This brief was filed during the COVID-19 pandemic in response to an injunction that halted …

More » from James v. Heinrich (2020)

FFRF filed this 7th Circuit Court of Appeals brief in support of atheist plaintiff, Rebecca Woodring. This case centered around a Nativity display that was erected annually at the Jackson …

More » from Rebecca Woodring v. Jackson County, Indiana (2020)

This coalition brief was filed with the Supreme Court in 2020 in opposition to a Catholic adoption agency that claimed it could discriminate as a government contractor against same-sex couples …

More » from Sharonell Fulton, et al., Petitioners v. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, et al. (2020)

On July 31, 2020 FFRF joined a coalition of civic organizations in a 6th Circuit brief in opposition to then President Trump’s travel ban for Muslims. This brief argued that …

More » from Arab American Civil Rights League, et al., v. Trump (2020)

This amicus brief was filed in the 9th Circuit on June 30th, 2020 in response to stay at home orders limiting church capacities during the Covid-19 pandemic. FFRF’s brief argued …

More » from Gish v. Newsom (2020)

This brief was filed before the State Supreme Court of Wisconsin on May 8, 2020. One of the cases before the court involved a challenge by two citizens who claimed …

More » from Fabick v. Palm (2020)

The Freedom From Religion Foundation signed onto this coalition brief that was filed with the Supreme Court. This case centered around the Affordable Care Act, which required employer-provided health plans …

More » from Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania (consolidated with Trump v. Pa.) (2020)

FFRF filed this brief with the Supreme Court on January 14, 2020 in support of neither party. This case was brought by three Muslim men who sued under the Religious …

More » from Tanzin v. Tanvir (2020)