Showing posts with label School prayer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label School prayer. Show all posts
Friday, September 08, 2023

Coach Kennedy Resigns After One Post-Game Prayer

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Last year, in a widely publicized Supreme Court decision , Bremerton, Washington high school football coach Joe Kennedy won the right to off...
Friday, May 19, 2023

Florida Governor Signs 5 Bills Labeled As "Protecting Innocence of Florida's Children"

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On Wednesday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed 5 bills into law which a press release from the governor's office described as "...
Tuesday, May 16, 2023

DOE Updates Guidance on Prayer In Public Schools

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Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Education issued an updated  Guidance on Constitutionally Protected Prayer and Religious Expression in Pub...
Monday, April 25, 2022

Prayer At The 50-Yard Line: SCOTUS Hears Football Coach's Case This Morning

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This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District.  In the case, the U.S. 9th Circuit Co...
Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Cert. Filed In Case Of Football Coach Seeking To Pray On Field

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A petition for certiorari ( full text ) was filed with the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, (US Sup. Ct...
Tuesday, July 20, 2021

9th Circuit Denies En Banc Review Of Football Coach's Challenge To Dismissal For On-Field Prayer

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In Kennedy v. Bremerton School District ,  (9th Cir., July 19, 2021), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a sua sponte request fo...
Friday, March 19, 2021

9th Circuit: Football Coach's Past-Game Prayers Violate Establishment Clause

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In Kennedy v. Bremerton School District ,  (9th Cir., March 18, 2021), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Washington state schoo...
Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Consent Decree Ends Religious Practices In Tennessee School District

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Earlier this week, a Tennessee federal district court issued a consent decree in Butler v. Smith County Board of Education ,  (MD TN, Sept. ...
Friday, March 06, 2020

High School Football Coach's Complaint Over On-Field Prayer Ban Is Dismissed

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In Kennedy v. Bremerton Schoool District ,  (W WA, March 5, 2020), a Washington federal district court dismissed 1st Amendment and Title VII...
Friday, December 06, 2019

Missouri AG Supports High School Football Coaches' Prayer Practices

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Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt this week released a letter ( full text ) which he sent on Dec. 3 to the superintendent of the Camero...
Friday, July 19, 2019

Court Expands Injunction On Prayer At High School Graduations

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In American Humanist Association v. Greenville County School District ,  (D SC, July 18, 2019), a South Carolina federal district court expa...
Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Cert. Denied In Football Coach's Firing For On-Field Prayer

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Today, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District , (Docket No. 18-12, cert. denied 1/22/19).  In the ...
Saturday, January 19, 2019

School Board Votes To End Appeals of Board Prayer Policy Decision

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As previously reported , last month the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, over a number of dissenting views, denied en banc review in Free...
Thursday, December 27, 2018

9th Circuit Denies En Banc Review In School Board Prayer Case

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Yesterday, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals denied en banc  review in Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Chino Valley Unified S...
Thursday, July 26, 2018

9th Circuit: School Board Invocations Violate Establishment Clause

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In Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education , (9th Cir., July 25, 2018), the U.S. 9...
Friday, June 29, 2018

Supreme Court Review Sought In Case of Football Coach Prayer

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A petition for certiorari ( full text ) was filed with the U.S. Supreme Court this week in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District,  (cert. fil...
Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Impact On The Ground of School-Prayer Lawsuit

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As previously reported , in December the mother of a Louisiana high school student filed suit against a local school board alleging extensiv...
Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Suit Charges Louisiana School Promotes Christian Beliefs and Broadcasts Daily Prayer

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In Louisiana yesterday, the mother of a high school student filed suit against a local school board alleging extensive Establishment Clause ...
Friday, November 10, 2017

9th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments In School Board Invocation Case

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Yesterday the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments ( video of full oral arguments ) in Freedom From Religion foundation v....
Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Today Is "See You At the Pole" Day

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Today is "See You At the Pole" day in public and private schools in the U.S. and around the world.  The SYAP website describes th...