Showing posts with label FFRF. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FFRF. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Texas Must Pay FFRF $346K Attorneys' Fees by August 5

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  Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Abbott ,  (WD TX, June 5, 2024), is an opinion and order requiring the state of Texas to pay Fre...
Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Attorney Fee Award to Freedom from Religion Foundation of $342K Recommended.

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In another demonstration of the high cost to governmental entities of litigating First Amendment claims, a Texas federal magistrate judge in...
Wednesday, November 15, 2023

New Jersey Will Allow Candidates To File With Secular Alternative To Oath of Allegiance

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As previously reported , in early October a suit was filed in a New Jersey federal district court challenging the New Jersey requirement tha...
Tuesday, January 31, 2023

5th Circuit: FFRF's Suit Against Texas Governor Is Moot

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In Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Abbott ,  (5th Cir., Jan.  27, 2023), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals held that FFRF'...
Thursday, February 10, 2022

Report On Role Of Christian Nationalism In January 6 Insurrection Released

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Yesterday, the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC) and the Freedom From Religion Foundation released a report titled Christ...
Sunday, April 05, 2020

5th Circuit Clarifies Test For Prior Restraints In Limited Public Forums

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In Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Abbott , (5th Cir., April 3, 2020), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals remanded to the distr...
Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Space Force General Sworn In On Bible Blessed In Controversial Ceremony

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As reported by NPR , yesterday, Air Force Gen. John "Jay" Raymond was sworn in as head of the recently created United States Space...

Attorney Has Standing To Challenge Judge's Prayer Practices

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In Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Mack ,  (SD TX, Jan. 13, 2010), a Texas federal district court held that an attorney has standi...
Friday, December 06, 2019

Missouri AG Supports High School Football Coaches' Prayer Practices

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Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt this week released a letter ( full text ) which he sent on Dec. 3 to the superintendent of the Camero...
Saturday, November 23, 2019

Challenge To Chaplaincy Program Dropped After Changes Are Made

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A Stipulation for Dismissal signed by both parties was filed earlier this week in  Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Kaul,  (WD WI,...
Sunday, October 15, 2017

Texas Engaged In Viewpoint Discrimination In Removal of Bill of Rights Nativity Display

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In Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Abbott ,  (WD TX, Oct. 13, 2017), a Texas federal district court held that Texas Governor Greg ...
Monday, October 09, 2017

Court Says Tax Code's Parsonage Allowance Is Unconstitutional

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In Gaylor v. Mnuchin ,  (WD WI, Oct. 6, 2017), a Wisconsin federal district court held that the parsonage allowance provision in  Sec. 107(2...
Friday, May 05, 2017

FFRF Sues To Enjoin Executive Order's Directions On Johnson Amendment

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Yesterday the Freedom From Religion Foundation filed suit in a Wisconsin federal district court challenging President Trump's Executive ...
Wednesday, February 22, 2017

In Settlement, School Will Remove Ten Commandments Monument

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The Freedom From Religion Foundation announced yesterday that it has reached a successful settlement with a Pennsylvania school district in...
Thursday, December 22, 2016

Removal of Secular "Nativity Scene" May Be Viewpoint Discrimination

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In Freedom From Religion Foundation v. Abbott ,  (WD TX, Dec. 20, 2016), a Texas federal district court allowed plaintiff to move ahead with...
Monday, December 19, 2016

Winter Solstice Displays Counter Religious Ones

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Again this year, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is erecting Winter Solstice signs and displays to counter religiously themed Christmas...
Friday, May 06, 2016

FFRF Sues House Chaplain Over Invocation Requirements

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The Freedom From Religion Foundation yesterday filed suit in federal district court in Washington, D.C. against the U.S. House of Representa...
Monday, April 18, 2016

Suit Challenges School's Refusal To Publicize Scholarship Essay Contests By FFRF and Freethinkers Group

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Last week the Freedom From Religion Foundation and the Antelope Valley Freethinkers filed suit in California federal district court against ...
Saturday, December 19, 2015

Majority of Texas City Council Resign Over Holding of Forum Sponsored By FFRF

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12 News this week reports that three members of the China, Texas City Council have resigned over the last month, apparently primarily becau...
Wednesday, October 07, 2015

School Prayer Lawsuit Settled

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The Freedom From Religion Foundation announced Monday the settlement of its lawsuit against the Emanuel County, Georgia school system. (See...