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SCOTUS Term Includes Back-to-School Guidance on Balancing Free Exercise and Establishment Clauses

Employers Should Reevaluate Policies on Religious Expression at Work in Light of Kennedy v. Bremerton School District and Carson v. Makin - With the commencement of school, public youth programs and 2022-23 budget cycles,...more

9/8/2022 / Establishment Clause , First Amendment , Free Exercise Clause , Free Speech , Kennedy v. Bremerton School District , Public Employees , Religious Expression , School Districts , SCOTUS

Ninth Circuit: No “Amen” To School Board Invocation - Prayers Violated First Amendment

A public school board’s policy and practice of opening its public meetings with invocation was struck down by a federal appeals court. In Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Chino Valley Unified School District Board of...more

8/9/2018 / Educational Institutions , Establishment Clause , First Amendment , Policies and Procedures , Prayer , Public Agencies , Public Meetings

Ninth Circuit Upholds Opening Prayers at City Council Meetings - Prayers May Be Sectarian But May Not Proselytize or Disparage...

Overview: The Ninth Circuit recently upheld as constitutional a city council’s practice of opening its sessions with prayer. The court upheld the city’s policy concerning such prayers, which extended the invitation to lead...more

4/1/2013 / City Councils , Establishment Clause , First Amendment , Prayer , Religion

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