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The right to practice religion, or no religion at all, is among the most fundamental of the freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. The ACLU works to ensure that this essential freedom is protected by keeping the government out of religion. Learn more about how the ACLU works to preserve Freedom of Religion and Belief and take action to protect the rights guaranteed to all Americans.


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ACLU brief in Shields v. Kiowa County School District No. RE-2 (5/23/2002)

Religious exercises in public school, including at the graduation ceremony, violates the First Amendment's Establishment Clause.

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