Supreme Court backs a high school coach’s right to pray on the 50-yard line
The 6-to-3 decision was the latest example of the court’s conservative supermajority requiring more accommodation for religion in public schools
The 6-to-3 decision was the latest example of the court’s conservative supermajority requiring more accommodation for religion in public schools
The case was brought by a public high school football coach who claims the right to kneel and pray on the 50-yard line at the conclusion of each game, joined by those of his players who want to participate.
The Supreme Court of the United States will hear a case this week that involves a football coach’s right to kneel and pray on the 50-yard line at the end of a game.
President Trump will use the power of his office to empower students who want to pray in their schools — and remind public schools they risk losing federal funds if they violate their students’ rights to religious expression.
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives will resume opening its sessions with faith-based prayers, more than a month after a federal appeals court said the practice comports with the U.S. Constitution.