“No one should be excluded from civic affairs because they do not believe in God. Prohibiting nonbelievers from solemnizing governmental meetings is religious discrimination, plain and simple," said AU Associate Legal Director Alex J. Luchenitser.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott capped the state’s 2018 legislative session by signing into law an education bill that expands funding for private school vouchers and requires the display of “In God We Trust” in public schools.