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separation of church and state

Dec 20, 2018

Madison group wants Indiana county to remove Nativity scene

A Madison-based organization that promotes the separation of church and state wants a southern Indiana county to immediately remove a Nativity scene from a courthouse lawn.

Aug 23, 2013

Atheist group appeals decision on Jesus statue

A Wisconsin-based atheist and agnostic organization is appealing a federal judge's ruling that a 6-foot-tall statue of Jesus can remain on Forest Service land on a northwestern Montana ski hill.

Dec 24, 2012

School petitions high court over graduation flap

The dispute over whether Brookfield public high school can hold graduation ceremonies inside a church could be headed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Jul 24, 2012

Appeals court: School graduations in Wis. church crossed line

High school graduations in a southeastern Wisconsin church adorned with religious symbols and literature violated the separation of church and state, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.

Oct 7, 2011

Group asks appeals court to revisit Wis. church graduations

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A group advocating for the separation of church and state has asked a federal appeals court to overturn a ruling allowing public high schools in Wisconsin to hold graduation ceremonies in a church. Americans for Separation of Church and State filed a lawsuit in 2009 objecting to Brookfield Central and Brookfield […]

Sep 9, 2011

Federal court upholds Wis. graduations in church

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A federal appeals court says two Wisconsin public high schools properly held graduation ceremonies in a church. Brookfield Central and Brookfield East held their graduations at Elmbrook Church for most of the last decade. A group of anonymous students and parents represented by Americans United for Separation of Church and State […]

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