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Category Archives: Lawsuits
The Aftermath of a School Prayer Case and a Judge’s Awesome Statement
Last year, Christa and Danny Schultz sued the Medina Valley Independent School District in Castroville, Texas because they knew their son’s high school graduation ceremony would include a prayer. U.S. District Judge Fred Biery agreed with them, saying that the … Continue reading
Posted in Education, General, Lawsuits, Politics
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Court Says Company Was Right to Fire Anti-Gay Counselor
An federal appeals court in Georgia recently affirmed the lower court’s dismissal of the case of Marcia Walden, a counselor employed by contract with the Centers for Disease Control, saying she did not have a valid free exercise claim against the … Continue reading
Posted in General, GLBT, Lawsuits
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Anonymous Woman Sues City Over Prayers, but Judge Won’t Proceed Unless She Reveals Her Identity
The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors in Virginia has a nasty habit of beginning meetings with prayers explicitly referencing Jesus Christ. (That’s even worse than the typical non-denominational prayers local government officials often get away with…) So one local resident … Continue reading
Posted in General, Lawsuits, Politics
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Bible Man Better Be Able to Deflect Lawsuits
For decades now, Horace Turner (a.k.a. “Bible Man”) has been making appearances in Jackson County elementary schools in Alabama. When the Freedom From Religion Foundation received a complaint from a local parent, they sent the school district a letter informing … Continue reading
Posted in Education, FFRF, General, Lawsuits
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Cranston School District Owes ACLU $173,000
That’s the amount of money the Rhode Island ACLU has billed the Cranston School District for their court costs. And they’re being generous: In a release, Steve Brown, executive director of the RIACLU, said the amount includes major discounts for … Continue reading
Posted in Education, General, Lawsuits
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New York Times Editorial Supports Jessica Ahlquist
Today’s edition of the New York Times includes an editorial that defends Jessica Ahlquist‘s lawsuit: The anger and hatred directed at Ms. Ahlquist — she was called “an evil little thing” on talk radio by a Cranston state representative — … Continue reading
Posted in Atheist Generosity, Education, General, Lawsuits
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Death Row Inmate Argues That Prosecution Favored Mormon Jurors, ‘Blood Atonement’
A Utah man convicted of two counts of murder and sentenced to death has appealed his conviction, arguing in part that potential jurors were discriminated against on the basis of their religion. After Von Lester Taylor pled guilty to … Continue reading
Posted in General, Lawsuits
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Jessica Ahlquist Featured in the New York Times
The New York Times‘ Abby Goodnough has a summary of Jessica Ahlquist‘s lawsuit in Friday’s paper and Jessica comes out of it looking exactly like the hero she is. (Her opponents, not so much.) Atheists don’t always get positive coverage … Continue reading
Posted in Atheist Generosity, Education, General, Lawsuits
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Moderate Religious Leaders Come to Jessica Ahlquist’s Defense
by Jesse Galef – Perhaps I’d gotten too cynical, but I didn’t see this good turn of events coming. As announced yesterday, religious leaders in Cranston, Rhode Island stepped up to defend Jessica and speak out against the hateful comments, … Continue reading
Posted in Atheist/Christian Cooperation, Education, General, Jesse Galef, Lawsuits
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Evil Little Shirts and Young Turks
The Young Turks (Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur) spent some time talking about the over-the-top responses from some Christians to the Jessica Ahlquist story: On a side note, the Providence Journal had a nice, short article about the “Evil Little … Continue reading
Posted in Atheist Generosity, Education, General, Lawsuits
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