Florida — FFRF successfully urged the Okeechobee County (Fla.) School Board to put an end to multiple First Amendment violations. FFRF received a report that Okeechobee High School has included …
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 ensured that religious guest speakers would not be allowed to promote their viewpoint to students. (October 2025)
Florida — FFRF worked with the Escambia County Public Schools in Pensacola, Fla., to ensure that religious guest speakers would not be allowed to promote their viewpoint to captive audiences …
A Florida school system agreed not to include prayer in graduation ceremonies thanks to FFRF’s work defending students’ First Amendment rights. (October 2025)
Florida — The Hardee County (Fla.) School system agreed not to include prayer in graduation ceremonies thanks to FFRF’s work defending students’ First Amendment rights. FFRF learned that Hardee Senior …
A school system in Castle Rock, Colo., recently apologized after allowing a Christian organization to read a religious children’s book to elementary school students. (October 2025)
Colorado — The Douglas County School District RE-1 in Castle Rock, Colo., recently apologized after allowing a Christian organization to read a religious children’s book to elementary school students. A …
FFRF ensured that students in the Nenana City School system in Arkansas would not be punished for exercising their freedom of speech. (October 2025)
Arkansas — FFRF ensured that students in the Nenana City School system in Arkansas would not be punished for exercising their freedom of speech by choosing not to stand for …
FFRF Sued by Oklahoma State Department of Education for Advocacy Letters (August 13, 2025)
In March 2025, State Superintendent Ryan Walters and the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) filed a “SLAPP” suit against FFRF. This appeared to be in response to letters FFRF …
FFRF notified the Smith County School System that Fellowship of Christian Athletes clubs cannot genuinely be run by elementary school students. (September 2025)
Tennessee — FFRF notified the Smith County School System that Fellowship of Christian Athletes clubs cannot genuinely be run by elementary school students. FFRF learned that Gordonsville Elementary School and …
High School soccer, basketball, baseball and softball programs in Tennessee, were permitting FCA “character coaches” to deliver religious talks to the teams. (September 2025)
Tennessee — FFRF received a report that the Richland High School softball program and the Giles County High School soccer, basketball, baseball and softball programs in Pulaski, Tenn., were permitting …
FFRF reminded a Kentucky school system that student athletes must not be coerced into religious “team building” exercises. (September 2025)
Kentucky — FFRF reminded the Logan County Schools system in Russellville, Ky., that student athletes must not be coerced into religious “team building” exercises. FFRF learned that the Logan County …
