Showing posts with label Graduation ceremonies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Graduation ceremonies. Show all posts
Monday, December 12, 2022

9th Circuit: Native American Student's Suit Over Wearing Eagle Feather at Graduation Should Move Ahead

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 In Waln v. Dysart School District ,  (9th Cir., Dec. 9, 2022), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals held that a free speech and free exerc...
Wednesday, March 03, 2021

School's Refusal To Allow Modified Graduation Cap Upheld

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In Waln v. Dysart School District,   2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 38345 (D AZ, Feb. 28, 2021), an Arizona federal district court rejected free exe...
Thursday, December 14, 2017

School Graduation In Christian Chapel Violates Establishment Clause

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In American Humanist Association v. Greenville County School District ,  (D SC, Dec. 12, 2017), in a case on remand from the 4th Circuit (se...
Thursday, May 18, 2017

Organization Announces Campaign To Promote Graduation Prayer

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Liberty Counsel this week announced its annual "Friend or Foe Graduation Prayer Campaign," saying in part: Liberty Counsel will ...
Wednesday, June 22, 2016

4th Circuit Revives Some Claims In Challenge To School District's Graduation Practices

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American Humanist Association v. Greenville County School District , (4th Cir., June 21, 2016), is a challenge to the graduation ceremony pr...
Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Students Re-Insert Prayer At Graduation Ceremony

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Christian Post reported yesterday that graduating high school students in East Liverpool, Ohio took matters into their own hands after the ...
Thursday, May 12, 2016

4th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments In Graduation Prayer and Venue Case

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On Tuesday, the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in American Humanist Association v. Greenville County School District...
Friday, January 08, 2016

Court Rejects Federal Challenges To School Ban On Graduate Wearing Eagle Feather

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Having previously denied a preliminary injunction in the case (see prior posting ), this week an Oklahoma federal district court dismissed a...
Thursday, June 04, 2015

California School District Settles Allowing Native American Graduate To Wear Eagle Feather

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California's Clovis Unified School District reached a settlement yesterday with Christian Titman, a Native American high school senior w...
Friday, May 22, 2015

Court Refuses To Allow High School Senior To Wear Eagle Feather On Cap At Graduation

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In Griffith v. Caney Valley Public Schools , (ND OK, May 20, 2015), an Oklahoma federal district court adopted a magistrate's recommenda...
Wednesday, May 20, 2015

A Graduation Prayer Decision Worth Reading At Length

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Constitutional doctrine surrounding the issue of student-led prayer at elementary school graduation is sufficiently well settled that one wo...
Saturday, May 17, 2014

4th Circuit Vacates and Remands Challenge To Elementary School Graduation In Christian Chapel

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In American Humanist Association v. Greenville County School District ,  (4th Cir., May 16, 2014), the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated ...
Thursday, December 05, 2013

Preliminary Injunction Denied In Challenge To Elementary School Graduation At Christian College

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A South Carolina federal district court on Tuesday denied a preliminary injunction in  American Humanist Association v. Greenville County Sc...