Freedom from Religion Foundation

Jan 15, 2025

Foundation sues to return church-owned apartments to property tax rolls

The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) and three Madison residents have filed a lawsuit over a law exempting two religious entities from paying taxes on their Madison rental properties.

May 5, 2017

Wisconsin-based atheist group sues Trump over church order

A Wisconsin-based atheist group has filed a lawsuit asking a federal judge to strike down President Donald Trump's order aimed at easing an IRS rule limiting religious organizations' political activity.

May 5, 2016

Freedom from religion group sues House for barring atheist (UPDATE)

A Wisconsin group that advocates for the separation of church and state sued Congress on Thursday after its co-president was barred from giving an opening invocation before the U.S. House.

Dec 11, 2015

Legal threat over Nativity scene placement prompts unlikely response

The response to the threat of a lawsuit that forced a central Minnesota city to keep its Nativity scene off city property has similar displays popping up all around town.

Nov 23, 2015

Indiana county to allow Nativity scene with Bill of Rights

An eastern Indiana county that has been at the center of months-long legal battle over a Nativity scene that has been a courthouse tradition for five decades will allow a mixture of religious and secular displays this holiday season.

Sep 28, 2015

‘In God We Trust’ decals on sheriff’s cars prompt debate

Spurred by confrontations nationwide between police and the public, nearly a dozen law enforcement agencies in Georgia have joined a national movement that's reigniting debate over God and government.

Aug 31, 2015

Appeals court upholds Jesus statue on Montana mountain (UPDATE)

A 6-foot tall statue of Jesus that has spent the last 60 years overlooking a northwestern Montana ski hill may stay there, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.

May 4, 2015

Madison bans discrimination against atheists, non-religious

While conservatives in Indiana and Arkansas were explaining last month why their new religious objections laws weren't invitations to discriminate against gays, the leaders of Wisconsin's capital city were busy protecting the rights of another group: atheists.

Dec 18, 2014

Foundation sues state over contraception records

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is suing the state to obtain records related to a decision not to enforce Wisconsin's contraceptive coverage law.

Dec 16, 2014

ACLU sues over nativity scene

The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana is suing a southeastern Indiana county over a nativity scene that's been erected for more than a half-century on its courthouse lawn.

Nov 13, 2014

Appeals court dismisses clergy housing lawsuit

A federal appeals court on Thursday dismissed a challenge to the law that gives clergy tax-free housing allowances, saying the leaders of an anti-religion group in Wisconsin didn't have the standing to bring the lawsuit.

Sep 3, 2014

Atheist group weighs legal action in cross case (UPDATE)

A group of atheists and agnostics who oppose Indiana's decision to erect a sculpture featuring a cross in a state park may sue to halt the artwork's display, the group's attorney said Wednesday.