This amicus brief was filed on September 27, 2021 in support of neither party in the capital punishment case of John Ramirez. This case centered around whether or not a …
Amicus Briefs
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2021)
This SCOTUS brief was filed on September 20, 2021 in support of an abortion clinic in Jackson, Mississippi. This brief took the position that the type of restrictions to abortion …
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James v. Heinrich (2020)
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 …
Rebecca Woodring v. Jackson County, Indiana (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 …
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Sharonell Fulton, et al., Petitioners v. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, et al. (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 …
Arab American Civil Rights League, et al., v. Trump (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 …
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Gish v. Newsom (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 …
Fabick v. Palm (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 …
Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania (consolidated with Trump v. Pa.) (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 …
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