Dan Barker will be speaking at the “Journeys in Critical Thinking” conference in Buenos Aires May 18 – 19, 2024. The event is co-sponsored by FFRF. See more details by …
Day: March 12, 2024
Bates v. Pakseresht (2024)
FFRF filed this 9th Circuit Court of Appeals amicus brief on February 15, 2024, with Americans United signing on. The brief was in support of the state of Oregon’s efforts …
FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine (2024)
FFRF and American Atheists jointly filed this amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court on January 30, 2024. This case was a challenge by anti-abortion groups to FDA regulations relating …
Cedar Park v. Kreidler (2024)
FFRF filed this 9th Circuit Court of Appeals brief on January 29th, 2024. This case centered around Cedar Park Assembly of God, a church that argued that a state law …
Missouri district to remove divisive prayers (March 2024)
The Independence School District in Missouri had to be reminded by the FFRF that prayer during school assemblies is a constitutional violation. A district parent reported that the Nov. 12, …
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Ohio holiday program no longer overtly sectarian (March 2024)
FFRF coached the Ohio-based Oak Hill Union Local School District on acceptable holiday choir programming for students after it learned of a school’s Christian-heavy program. A concerned district parent reported …
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No more baptisms as part of Mo. basketball program (March 2024)
FFRF fought successfully to keep baptisms out of the Missouri-based Dixon R-1 School District girls basketball program. FFRF received a report that the Dixon High School and Middle School girls …
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FFRF keeps prayer out of Fla. school board meetings (March 2024)
FFRF has kept the District School Board of Collier County in Florida from violating the Constitution by preventing them from opening board meetings with prayer. A concerned district parent reported …
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Proselytizing ends at Texas State University (March 2024)
FFRF wrote to Texas State University when it came to its attention that an instructor was using their position to force students to pray. A student reported to FFRF that …
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