Monica Miller
Monica Miller is the former Legal Director and Senior Counsel for the Appignani Humanist Legal Center of the American Humanist Association.
Posts by Monica Miller
The Mythology of a Cross: A Dozen Bladensburg Claims Debunked
1. Myth: The Bladensburg cross was originally placed on private property. Fact: The cross was built on the Town of Bladensburg’s land with the... Read More
Bodily Liberty Rights for Nonhuman Animals
Humans and chimpanzees share almost 99 percent of their DNA. Chimpanzees demonstrate purposeful communication, understanding of symbols, imagination, and even humor. Like humans, chimpanzees... Read More
Oh Yulee!
Students should not be made to feel like outsiders in public schools merely because they don’t believe in any god. So, when our office... Read More
Why We Sued Bladensburg, MD Over a 40-Foot Cross
At the core of the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause is the principle that the government must not favor or prefer some religions over others,... Read More
For Which It Stands
When Congress inserted the words “under God” into the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954, its intent was clear: to strike “at the philosophical roots... Read More