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Supreme Court Okays Religious Proselytizing by Public School Staff
Washington D.C.—Today, the church-state separation watchdog American Atheists expressed shock and disgust at the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in Kennedy v. Bremerton to allow staff-led prayer in the public school…
American Atheists Denounces Supreme Court’s Decision Ending Constitutional Right to Abortion
Washington D.C. — Following the Supreme Court’s 6–3 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturning almost 50 years of precedent protecting the constitutional right to abortion, American Atheists…
Supreme Court Forces Maine to Fund Christian Schools, Undoing Centuries of Precedent
Washington, D.C.—Today, the church-state separation watchdog American Atheists condemned the Supreme Court’s 6–3 ruling in Carson v. Makin, which forces Maine to financially support discriminatory Christian schools—and Christianity itself.
American Atheists Responds to Leaked Supreme Court Opinion Destroying Abortion Rights
Cranford, NJ — In response to reporting about a leaked draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion by Justice Samuel Alito that would overturn Roe v. Wade, American Atheists President Nick Fish…
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