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Atheists to the Supreme Court: Don’t Allow Lawmakers to Limit Abortion and Force Their Religion onto Patients
Washington, DC—Today, American Atheists joined the Freedom From Religion Foundation in an amicus brief to the Supreme Court for the upcoming case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The organizations…
Discrimination is NOT Religious Freedom—Support the Do No Harm Act!
For too long, religious exemptions have created special privileges for religious people and organizations at the federal level.
Michigan Court Prioritizes Four Students’ Religious Beliefs over 20,000 Students’ Lives
Grand Rapids, MI—On Tuesday, a federal judge blocked Western Michigan University’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement that applies to all student athletes. District Judge Paul Maloney granted a temporary restraining order on…
Atheists to Federal Court: Do Not Let Employers Impose Religious Codes of Conduct on Employees’ Children
In an amicus brief filed today in Slattery v. Cuomo, American Atheists urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to not let religious employers meddle in the…
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