Nancy Northup is president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, which she has led since 2003. Under Northup’s leadership, the center’s litigation and activism has transformed how reproductive …
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U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin
U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin, who is co-founder of the Congressional Freethought Caucus, represents Maryland’s 8th congressional district. Before serving in Congress, he was a three-term state senator in Maryland and …
Champion of the First Amendment Award – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan
U.S. Representative Mark Pocan represents Wisconsin’s 2nd congressional district, FFRF’s home of Madison, Wis. He serves on the House Appropriations Committee and is a member of numerous caucuses, including the …
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Rachel Laser – Henry Zumach Freedom From Religious Fundamentalism Award on behalf of Americans United
Rachel Laser is the president and CEO of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State (AU). She is a lawyer, advocate and strategist who has dedicated her career …
Al Luneman Student Activist Awardee Sydney Kelly
By Sydney Kelly Each year, Elkin High School in North Carolina recognizes students ranked in the top 10 percent of the senior class. As graduation approached, these top seven students …
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Thomas Jendrock Student Activist Awardee Hannah McDaniel
By Hannah McDaniel – Accepted the award for Alexander McDaniel Our son, Alex, started kindergarten the way most children do — full of energy and excitement. Unfortunately, that feeling quickly went …
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Tell your senators to oppose anti-reproductive rights judicial nominee Sarah Pitlyk
Photo: Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing A divided Senate Judiciary Committee recently voted to advance a patently unqualified, ideologically extreme Trump nominee for the federal bench to the full Senate for …
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Wis. town’s grant to local church unconstitutional, FFRF asserts
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling attention to the city of Fitchburg using taxpayer dollars to unconstitutionally fund religious events. A concerned Fitchburg resident contacted FFRF to report that, …
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Missouri district remedies state/church violations after FFRF complaint
A Missouri public school has taken action to address widespread constitutional violations following intervention from the Freedom From Religion Foundation. FFRF sent a letter of complaint in September, after a …
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