Lawsuits | Americans United for Separation of Church and State

A.A. v. Needville Independent School District
Challenge to public-school district's grooming policy requiring boys to wear their hair short by parents of a Native American kindergartner who wears his hair long and in braids in accordance with his family's religious beliefs.
Schools, Discrimination In The Name of Religion
ACLU of Nebraska v. City of Plattsmouth
Challenge to a Ten Commandments monuments located in a public park in Nebraska.
Government Support Of Religion, Use of Public Property
ACLU of Ohio Foundation v. DeWeese
Challenge to a judge's placement of a poster with the Ten Commandments in his courtroom.
ACLU v. Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board
Challenge to Ohio's theistic state motto, "With God All Things Are Possible," and to its inscription on the Ohio Statehouse.
Government Support Of Religion, Use of Public Property
Adler v. Duval County School Board
Challenge to a Florida school district's policy encouraging voluntary student prayer at commencement exercises.
Schools, School-Sponsored Prayer
Advocate Healthcare Network v. Stapleton
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) regulates employee-benefit plans to protect the interests of employees who participate in these plans. To avoid undue governmental intrusion in church affairs, the Act provides an exemption for plans established by churches. Some non-church entities have begun to claim this exemption.
Discrimination In The Name of Religion, Employment Discrimination
American Atheists v. Detroit Downtown Development Authority
Challenge to Detroit’s "Facade Improvement Program," under which tax dollars are used to reimburse property owners -- including churches -- for the costs of improvements to the exteriors of buildings.
Government Support Of Religion
American Atheists, Inc. v. Duncan
Challenge to Utah policy of allowing the Utah Highway Patrol Association to erect twelve-foot-tall Latin crosses on state-owned land to memorialize and honor state troopers who have died in the line of duty.
Government Support Of Religion, Use of Public Property
American Jewish Congress v. Corporation for National and Community Service
Challenge to federal AmeriCorps program that provides monetary awards to progam participants who teach at parochial schools, where they often teach religion classes and lead students in prayer.
Government Support Of Religion
Americans United v. Prison Fellowship Ministries/Ashburn v. Mapes
Challenge to InnerChange Freedom Initiative, a publicly supported, pervasively religious program for inmates in an Iowa prison.
Government Support Of Religion