On March 19, 2024 the Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a lawsuit on behalf of The Satanic Temple relating to discrimination against the After School Satan Club (ASSC) by Memphis-Shelby …
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 guidance ensured equal treatment of both religious and nonreligious inmates (December 2024)
Washington The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office in Pasco, Wash., took FFRF’s guidance to follow the Constitution by ensuring equal treatment of both religious and nonreligious inmates. A former inmate of …
FFRF kept students safe from a program that would proselytize students (December 2024)
Virginia FFRF fought to keep students in the Clarke County Public Schools system safe from a program that would have allowed a church to proselytize students under the guise of …
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School Board stopped prayer at board meetings after FFRF intervention (December 2024)
Virginia The Rockingham County School Board in Harrisonburg, Va., stopped imposing prayer at school board meetings after FFRF’s intervention. FFRF learned from district parents that the board had previously held …
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FFRF ensured removal of crosses in School District office (December 2024)
Texas FFRF ensured the removal of crosses from a main office in the Texarkana Independent School District. A community member reported that when they visited the Texas Middle School 6th …
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School district no longer distributing Bibles due to FFRF’s work (December 2024)
Texas FFRF’s work ended the distribution of bibles in the Eustace ISD in Texas. A concerned parent reported that in October 2023, the district allowed representatives of Gideons International to …
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School commencement ceremonies no longer include student-led Christian invocations (December 2024)
Texas FFRF brought home a state/church victory from Mission, Texas, after the Sharyland ISD platformed Christian prayers at the 2023 commencement. FFRF learned that in 2023, commencement ceremonies for Sharyland …
FFRF notified of post office regulations violated with hanging crucifix (December 2024)
Pennsylvania A concerned patron of the Meadville Post Office informed FFRF that there was a crucifix hanging on the wall behind the main counter of the post office. The display …
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School districts no longer allowing outside religious presenters to hold school assemblies (December 2024)
Oklahoma Two Oklahoma school districts will not allow outside religious presenters to hold school assemblies. The Ada City Schools system and the Byng Public Schools system have both learned their …
