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American Atheists Wins New Victory Against Arkansas State Senator Jason Rapert As Case Heads to Trial
Little Rock, AR—Today, American Atheists celebrated the latest legal victory in its free-speech lawsuit against Christian nationalist Jason Rapert, an Arkansas state senator and failed lieutenant governor candidate.
Atheists Applaud Biden Administration for Working to Restore Health Care Protections Against Religiously Motivated Discrimination
Washington, D.C.—Today, American Atheists applauded the Biden Administration’s release of proposed regulations restoring nondiscrimination protections in health care included in the Affordable Care Act.
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…
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