American Atheists analyzes legal decisions, particularly those from the U.S. Supreme Court, to help policymakers and the American people understand how those decisions will impact religious equality and the rights of atheists.
Texas’s SB 10 is just one attempt to impose the personal religious and political ideologies of powerful Texas politicians onto students of all backgrounds and beliefs.
Today’s decision not only distorts religious freedom — it jeopardizes both the ability of schools to serve students and the ability of students to engage with diverse perspectives.
Today’s decision not only immediately threatens the well-being of transgender youth and invades their families’ private health care decisions, but also opens the door to broader political interference in medical care for all Americans
Today’s narrow decision allows states to continue regulating faith-based entities to ensure their employees are not excluded from government protections.
American Atheists filed an amicus brief in the case urging the Court to recognize a taxpayer-funded religious school would be antithetical to our nation’s history and traditions.
Beyond what should be a straightforward legal question is this simple fact: singling out trans young people who simply want to live their lives as their authentic selves, free from discrimination, is wrong.
“Protections against racial, religious, and gender discrimination are all at grave risk after today’s decision. This corrupt Court is dismantling decades of hard-won advances.”
“With the number of nonreligious Americans in the workplace on the rise, the idea that the government can force a business to favor religious employees over their nonreligious coworkers is deeply troubling.”
“Religious extremist rulings endanger public school vaccine requirements in states throughout the country, including in progressive states like California and New York. Children will be at risk for disease like never before—and it’s the fault of the Supreme Court and activist judges.”
American Atheists expressed shock and disgust at the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in Kennedy v. Bremerton to allow staff-led prayer in the public school system.
Despite knowing for almost two months that this day was coming, it is still appalling, shocking, and devastating to see it happen.
American Atheists condemns the Supreme Court’s 6–3 ruling in Carson v. Makin, which forces Maine to financially support discriminatory Christian schools—and Christianity itself.
