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AHA Tells High Court that Religious Monuments Don’t Belong In Public Parks
In one of the most important religion case before the Supreme Court since the Ten Commandment cases of 2005, the American Humanist Association submitted a friend of the court brief urging the Court to reverse … continued
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Amicus Activity in Newdow and Mt. Soledad Cases
The AHLC submitted two amicus letters, both in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Our first amicus letter was filed on behalf of AHLC founding attorney Mike Newdow in his case Newdow et al. v. … continued
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Bloomfield, New Mexico
John Kistler, AHA member and Humanist activist, notified the AHLC in 2007 that the Bloomfield, New Mexico City Council planned to install a Ten Commandments monument on public land using private money. The AHLC sent … continued
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C.H.R.I.S.T
Matt Junker, a high school junior in San Diego, has been attempting to start an atheist student group at his public school. The school district claims that the group’s name, is misrepresented by the acronym … continued
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Rabinowitz v. Anderson
The AHLC’s first solo litigation was filed on November 29, 2006, in the Florida Southern District Court. Attorney James Hurley, the AHLC lawyer serving as lead counsel, filed suit against the Palm Beach County Supervisor … continued
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Victory for Iowa Teacher Against Biblical Literalism
The Appignani Humanist Legal Center scored its first major victory in July 2008 when it obtained a settlement on behalf of a Southwestern Community College instructor fired in September 2007 for allegedly telling his Western … continued
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AHA Supports Making Plan B Available in Washington State
The American Humanist Association told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that it supports two Washington State Board of Pharmacy regulations requiring pharmacies to dispense all medications in a timely manner, including … continued
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June 2003 – Freethought Soc. of Greater Philadelphia v. Chester County, 334 F.3d 247 (3rd Cir. 2003)
June 2003 – Freethought Soc. of Greater Philadelphia v. Chester County, 334 F.3d 247 (3rd Cir. 2003)
The AHA filed an amicus brief in an effort to remove Ten Commandments plaque from the Chester … continued
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September 2002 – Scheidler v. National Organization for Women, Inc. 537 U.S. 393 (2003)
September 2002 – Scheidler v. National Organization for Women, Inc. 537 U.S. 393 (2003)
AHA was one of the first organizations to join an amicus curiae brief in this challenge brought by women’s rights … continued