Americans United for Separation of Church and State President and CEO Rachel Laser issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court hearing oral argument today in the Chiles v. Salazar case: www.au.org/the-latest/p...

BREAKING: AU President and CEO Rachel Laser issued the following statement in response to @repyassansari.bsky.social (D-Ariz.), @rephuffman.bsky.social (D-Calif.) and @raskin.house.gov (D-Md.) introducing a Congressional resolution honoring church-state separation: www.au.org/the-latest/p...

"Yet again, Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission demonstrated that its true purpose is to advance a Christian nationalist agenda and impose one narrow religious view on the nation’s public school children,” - Rachel Laser baptistnews.com/article/trum...

AU in the news: religionnews.com/2025/09/29/c...

BREAKING: Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission continues Christian Nationalist assault on public education www.au.org/the-latest/p...

Ole Ryan Walters is at it again.

AU has published a new Know Your Rights in the federal workplace guide to help fight Trump Administration disinformation! Check it out! www.au.org/the-latest/p...

VICTORY IN OKLAHOMA! www.au.org/the-latest/p... In a victory for religious freedom, church-state separation and public education, the OK Supreme Court today BLOCKED the new social studies standards that would unconstitutionally promote Christianity to public school students.

Jump over to our Instagram and watch @andrewlseidel.bsky.social and Alessandro Terenzoni, our VP of Policy discuss Trump's "speech" at the Religious Liberty Commission meeting! www.instagram.com/americansuni...

Are ya'll watching this?!The "Religious Liberty" commission is meeting right now and it's 100% pure Christian Nationalism www.justice.gov/live

VICTORY IN TEXAS! A federal district court just issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting school districts from implementing Texas' Ten Commandments law! www.au.org/the-latest/p...

VICTORY FOR CHURCH-STATE SEPARATION IN ARKANSAS! www.au.org/the-latest/p...

The I.R.S. recently said that churches could endorse candidates from the pulpit, a shift from a longstanding interpretation of American nonprofit law. Americans United is fighting back! www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/u...

BREAKING: AU denounces Christian Nationalist guidance on federal employee religious expression www.au.org/the-latest/p... “This memo and Trump’s Anti-Christian Bias Task Force are offensive to all federal workers who serve the United States."- Rachel Laser, President and CEO of Americans United

BREAKING NEWS: AU denounces private school voucher scheme in reconciliation bill www.au.org/the-latest/p...

Check out AU's Brian Silva on this week's Getting Better with JVN podcast! youtu.be/XT7aJlQNl5o?...

BREAKING: We're suing Texas! AU and allies, representing a group of sixteen Texan families, filed suit in federal court today to block the new state law requiring all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments. www.au.org/the-latest/p...

BREAKING: We're suing Ryan Walters! AGAIN! www.au.org/the-latest/p...

BREAKING: AU denounces Supreme Court decision on striking LGBTQ+ books from public schools www.au.org/the-latest/p...

As we prepare for the last of this term's Supreme Court decisions, remember the words of William H. Hastie, Jr. - a fierce civil rights lawyer, and a fair, impartial and well-respected jurist. This is not a time to lose hope - it's a time to roll up our sleeves and get to work!

Check out AU President and CEO, Rachel Laser, on Arkansas NPR affiliate KUAF talking about our lawsuit to stop AR's new law requiring the Ten Commandments in public schools. www.kuaf.com/show/ozarks-...

IT'S A WIN! Federal appeals court rules AGAINST Louisiana Ten Commandments law www.au.org/the-latest/p...

Today, on Juneteenth, we honor the strength and resilience of Black Americans and renew our commitment to Freedom without Favor and Equality without Exception—for everyone.

BREAKING NEWS: AU denounces Christian Nationalist SCOTUS decision on transgender health care bans www.au.org/the-latest/p...

AU joined over 80 other civil rights orgs to urge congressional leaders to exercise their oversight resonsibility over the DOJ's Civil Rights Division--which has a mission to PROTECT the American people against discrimination. civilrights.org/resource/civ...

And You get a lawsuit! And You get a Lawsuit! And You get a lawsuit! Christian Nationalists and the Trump administration continue to attack the separation of church and state. We aren't putting up with that – we’re fighting back! --P.S. You're next, TX! www.au.org/the-latest/a...

At 92 yo, Bob Goldstein, AU Rochester chapter leader, shows us that you can still "stand up" for our rights while sitting comfortably at a No Kings protest!

AU’s President and CEO, Rachel Laser, went to Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission meeting today (at the Museum of the Bible) so you didn’t have to. 3 big Christian Nationalist myths right outta the gate.

BREAKING! We predicted it last month and confirmed it today: Trump's Religious Liberty Commission promotes Christian Nationalism www.au.org/the-latest/p...

There's a lot of "ugly" in Trump's "Big Beautiful" budget bill, and one of the most alarming is the creation of the nation's first national voucher program. Why are voucher programs so bad? Let us break it down for you: www.au.org/the-latest/a...

Did you know that buried in Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" is a nationwide voucher program that would gut our public schools?! The ECCA (Educational Choice for Children Act) "has flown under the radar, though, and remains confusing to many observers." www.brookings.edu/articles/the...

BREAKING NEWS: WE ARE SUING TEXAS www.au.org/the-latest/p...

BREAKING: Residents sue City of Quincy and Mayor Koch to stop plan for religious statues on public building www.au.org/the-latest/p...

In case you missed it, Oklahoma won’t be able to open the country’s first-ever taxpayer-funded religious public charter school after a surprise tie from the Supreme Court! www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

Americans United's President and CEO Rachel Laser on today's Supreme Court Ruling in the St. Isidore case! www.au.org/the-latest/p...

BREAKING NEWS! A WIN FOR CHURCH-STATE SEPARATION AND DEMOCRACY! The U.S. Supreme Court upholds the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s decision to block the creation of the nation’s first religious public charter school, St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School! www.au.org/the-latest/p...

Sixty faith & community orgs, denominations, and congregations representing 3.3 million people sent a letter to Congress in strong opposition to the nation’s first nationwide, federally funded private school voucher program in the House budget reconciliation bill. www.au.org/the-latest/p...

Let's be clear: Congress should NOT create a nationwide private school voucher program – a key part of the Project 2025 playbook for undermining our public education system and our democracy. Private school vouchers don’t work. Vouchers are a scam.

www.au.org/the-latest/p... Trump is intentionally misinterpreting Supreme Court decisions to advance Christian Nationalism. He is bypassing the law to funnel public money into religion and exempting religious institutions from laws that protect everyone’s civil rights.

In the pending case Mahmoud v. Taylor, the U.S. Supreme Court faces the question of whether parents should be permitted to exempt their children from public school classroom lessons that conflict with their religious beliefs. www.au.org/the-latest/a...

We're Hiring! www.au.org/about-au/car... AU is a diverse organization that welcomes people of all genders, races, ethnicities, religions or beliefs, sexual orientations, ages, socioeconomic backgrounds, and abilities.

Oral arguments begin at 10am Et today wordandway.org/2025/04/29/t...

Words have meaning. Words have power. Words can change people’s minds. That’s why Trump and his allies seek to control language and why we must oppose all efforts by Christian Nationalists to redefine words to the point of unrecognizability. www.au.org/the-latest/a...

“Public schools would become Sunday schools. The religious freedom of religious minorities and the nonreligious would be imperiled.”--Rachel Laser, President and CEO of Americans United www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

"The separation of church and state is the only guarantee for true religious freedom It is the bedrock of our democracy It is what allows us to come together as equals regardless of what we believe or how we worship ..." @andrewlseidel.bsky.social

“Rather than protecting religious beliefs, this task force will misuse religious freedom to justify bigotry, discrimination, and the subversion of our civil rights laws,"--Rachel Laser, President and CEO of Americans United thenationaldesk.com/top-videos/a...

HEY BLUESKY! It's time to apply for the 2025-2026 Youth Organizing Fellowship! If you are 18-25 yrs old (or know someone who is) and are passionate about abortion access, LGBTQ+ rights, strong public schools & church-state separation, this fellowship is for you!! www.au.org/youthfellows/

AU is in solidarity with other civil rights orgs committed to resisting the Trump administration’s threats of retaliation. AU will continue to defend the Constitution’s promise of church-state separation as the only guarantee of religious freedom for all. civilrights.org/2025/04/21/c...