Cert. Denied In Challenge To School Ban On Religious Music In Holiday Concerts

Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in Stratechuk v. Board of Education, (Docket No. 09-1184) (Order List.) In the case, the 3rd Circuit upheld a New Jersey school district's policy banning celebratory religious holiday music at school-sponsored holiday concerts. (See prior posting.) The policy was challenged on Establishment Clause grounds and on the ground that the school was unconstitutionally restricting students' access to ideas. Yesterday's Newark (NJ) Star Ledger reports on the Supreme Court's refusal to grant review.