U.S. Supreme Court tackling case about praying football coach

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The U.S. Supreme Court will tackle a dispute between public school officials and a former high school football coach who wanted to kneel and pray on the field after games.

Published 10 months ago · Washington, United States

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U.S. Supreme Court tackling case about praying football coach

The U.S. Supreme Court will tackle a dispute between public school officials and a former high school football coach who wanted to kneel and pray on the field after games.

10 months ago·Toronto, Canada

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The Independent

What this Supreme Court case could mean for school-sponsored prayer

A case involving a high school football coach’s mid-field prayer could threaten ‘church and state’ protections, civil rights groups and religious leaders warn

10 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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USA Today

Supreme Court appears sympathetic to high school football coach ousted after midfield prayers

The Supreme Court is being asked to decide if Joseph Kennedy's midfield prayers were government speech or if they deserve First Amendment protection.

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Washington Times

Supreme Court appears split ideologically over school-prayer dispute after coach was fired

The nine Supreme Court justices appeared split along ideological lines Monday in a challenge weighing the First Amendment rights of a high school football coach fired for praying on the 50-yard-line.

10 months ago·Washington, United States

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The Washington Post

Supreme Court majority sympathetic to coach who prayed at midfield

The Supreme Court’s conservative justices seemed sympathetic to a former high school football coach who lost his job after leading postgame prayers at midfield, but the path to a decision is complicated.

10 months ago·Washington, United States

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Washington Examiner

Supreme Court weighs if football coach was wrongfully fired for praying on field

Justices on the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case surrounding a former high school football coach who was fired by a Washington school district for kneeling and praying on the field after games.

10 months ago·Washington, United States

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