7th Circuit Grants En Banc Review In Case On Use of Church For Graduation Ceremonies

Brookfield Patch reports that yesterday the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals granted en banc review in John Doe, 3 v. Elmbrook School District.  In granting review by the full court, the court vacated the 2-1 panel decision that upheld against an Establishment Clause challenge the practice by two Wisconsin public high schools of holding their graduation ceremonies in a Christian church that the district rented for the occasion. (See prior posting.)