The Freedom From Religion Foundation, along with 21 of its California members, has filed a nationally significant federal lawsuit in Sacramento to challenge tax benefits for “ministers of the gospel,” …
Other Court Challenges
FFRF & Friends Sue Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer over Arizona Day of Prayer (2011)
FFRF, with four of its Arizona members, filed a lawsuit on March 15, 2010 in U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, to enjoin Arizona Gov. Janice K. Brewer from declaring …
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FFRF vs. Gov. Rick Perry’s prayer rally (2011)
FFRF filed a federal lawsuit on July 13, 2011 in the Southern District Court of Texas in Houston seeking to block Texas Gov. Rick Perry from continued association with the …
FFRF Sues Bush (Then Obama) over National Day of Prayer Proclamations (2011)
The Foundation, a national state/church watchdog, filed a federal lawsuit on Oct. 3, 2008, broadly challenging the federal law designating a National Day of Prayer and requiring a National Day …
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FFRF & Friends Challenge ‘Under God’ in Pledge in New Hampshire Schools (2010)
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has joined Michael Newdow in launching a new challenge of the religious phrase “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance. Plaintiffs include the Foundation and …
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FFRF Sues to Stop Religious Engravings at Capitol Visitor Center (2010)
The Foundation and its Co-Presidents filed suit on July 14, 2009, to stop the prominent engraving of “In God We Trust” and the religious Pledge of Allegiance at the Capitol …
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Newdow, FFRF & Coalition Sue to Halt Inaugural Prayers (2010)
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, its co-presidents and several of its members are among the many co-plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit, Newdow v. Roberts, filed on Dec. 30, 2008, by …
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FFRF Sues City of Rancho Cucamonga over Censorship of “Imagine No Religion” Billboard (2009)
The national Freedom From Religion Foundation filed suit on Nov. 26, 2008, in federal court against the City of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., for taking actions which led to the censorship …
FFRF Challenges North Dakota’s Subsidy of Christian Juvenile “Ranch” (2008)
The Foundation, with three of its North Dakota members, filed a federal lawsuit in North Dakota on June 19, 2007, challenging state and county subsidy of avowedly Christian juvenile detention …
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