Hein v. FFRF. In June 2004, the Freedom From Religion Foundation filed the first lawsuit to challenge the creation of the White House Office of Faith-based and Community Initiatives, as …
Other Court Challenges
FFRF Challenges Emory University Grant (2005)
Emory University received a $1.5 million federal grant from Health and Human Service, announced in October 2002, to support faith-based community health programs across the country. Emory’s Interfaith Health Program …
Christian County Sued (2001)
The Freedom From Religion Foundation went to federal court in Missouri to sue over the phrase “So help me, God” on tax forms, on behalf of a plaintiff in Christian …
In God We Don’t Trust (1996)
After numerous requests by its membership, the Freedom From Religion Foundation, with its attorney Robert R. Tiernan, went to federal court in Denver challenging “In God We Trust.” The Freedom …
A Banner Case (1996)
In January 1996, the Freedom From Religion Foundation sued over the removal of its properly-placed banner, “State/Church: Keep Them Separate,” from the rotunda of the Wisconsin State Capitol, at the …
Ten Commandments Suit in Denver (1995)
The Freedom From Religion Foundation went to Colorado state court to remove a Ten Commandments monument on Capitol grounds in Denver in 1989. The trial judge ruled that the Ten …
Challenges Creche in Waunakee Park (1994)
In early 1991, the Freedom From Religion Foundation, with two local plaintiffs, challenged a lighted nativity scene in a public park in Waunakee, Wisconsin, which was stored, lighted and maintained …
Money to Enhance Catholic Seminary (1991)
The Freedom From Religion Foundation won the first round of its lawsuit to block the state of Wisconsin from granting $100,000 to assist building a center, with no strings attached, …
Round One; Ten Commandments (1988)
In 1985 the Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a lawsuit challenging a Ten Commandments monument in a public park in La Crosse, Wisconsin, donated by the Fraternal Order of Eagles. …
