Town Council Prayer Case To Be Argued In Supreme Court Tomorrow

Tomorrow the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a major church-state case-- Town of Greece v. Galloway.  At issue is the practice in the town of Greece, New York of opening its Town Board meetings with a prayer, most of which have been overtly Christian. In the case, the 2nd Circuit held that the town's prayer policy violates the Establishment Clause because "an objective, reasonable person would believe that the town’s prayer practice had the effect of affiliating the town with Christianity." (See prior posting.) The briefs in the case, including the numerous amicus briefs that have been filed, are available from ScotusBlog, and Lyle Denniston has an Argument Preview.