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 fought to keep elementary school children in the General McLane School District in Pennsylvania from being taken to a religious ranch to be proselytized. A concerned GMSD parent reported …
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A teacher at West Rapids Elementary School in Grand Rapids, Minn., removed a poster referencing God after FFRF reminded the district of its constitutional obligation to remain secular. In November …
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FFRF has ensured a Ten Commandments display from the courthouse in Taylorsville, Ky., would stay removed. In December 2023, FFRF was informed by a concerned resident that the Ten Commandments …
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Religious baccalaureate ceremonies will no longer be school sponsored at the Hart County Charter System in Hartwell, Ga., thanks to FFRF’s advocacy. A student reported that each year Hart County …
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FFRF took action after the Bridges Preparatory School principal delivered a prayer before the 2024 graduation ceremony. A Bridges Preparatory School parent reported that on May 31 the school’s graduation …
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FFRF got the Johnson County Election Office in Olathe, Kan., to remove a reference to God in the poll worker’s oath. A Johnson County resident reported that all citizens who …
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FFRF had a Latin cross and a bible verse removed from the Guilford County Schools system in Greensboro, N.C. On March 21, 2023, FFRF sent a letter to Guilford County …
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FFRF wrote to the Gilmer County Senior Center in Glenville, W. Va., twice to ensure that employees of a state-funded senior center would not engage in unconstitutional pre-meal prayer. A …
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FFRF put a stop to the distribution of Gideon bibles at the Thomaston-Upson Schools system in Thomaston, Ga. FFRF was informed that, each year, the district allowed the Gideons to …
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