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Football and faith could return to the Supreme Court – this time, over loudspeakers

With the start of another high school football season around the corner, a long-simmering dispute has heated up: prayers at games.

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Has Hill v. Colorado Already Been "Abandoned" Like Lemon?

Did Kennedy v. Bremerton overrule the precedent on precedent from Rodriguez de Quijas?

Reason

SCOTUS may uphold "unconstitutional" law

Supreme Court could use "blatantly unconstitutional" law to "further undermine the separation of church and state"

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US supreme court opened Pandora’s box … and Ten Commandments law flew out

Louisiana’s demand to display the religious text in public schools is part of an effort to make the US a theocratic state

The Guardian - US

Chaplains in Schools Test the Boundaries of the First Amendment

When public school counselors are in short supply, should chaplains be allowed to fill the gap? From law expert Charles J. Russo.

Texas Observer

Public schools and faith-based chaplains: Texas’ new combination is testing the First Amendment

In 1996, a school board in eastern Texas created a program called Clergy in Schools. Beaumont Independent School District recruited volunteer clergy to counsel K-12 students on topics such as self-esteem, peer pressure and violence. The goal, officials said, was to create volunteer opportunities, encourage conversation about civic values and…

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Texas Will Test Whether Kennedy v. Bremerton Abrogated Engel v. Vitale, Stone v. Graham, and Wallace v. Jaffree

And good luck challenging the law. The Texas Senate passed an S.B. 8-like bulletproof bill for prayer in school.

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Bremerton's 'praying coach' to return to the sidelines next football season

The Washington high school football coach at the center of a First Amendment case that went before the U.S. Supreme Court last year will return to the sidelines for the upcoming football season.

Tribune News Service

Ending the Epicycles of the Establishment Clause

Like abortion, separationism has distorted standing doctrine.

Reason

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #19

Welcome to Hall Pass. This newsletter keeps you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. Each week, we bring you a roundup of the latest on school board elections, along with sharp commentary and research from across the political spectrum on the issues confronting school boards in…

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SCOTUS is about to decide whether a public school football coach can pray on the field

The Supreme Court has consistently banned school-sponsored prayer in public K-12 schools, whether at the start of the school day, during graduation ceremonies or before football games. Under the Equal Access Act, the Supreme Court has affirmed that students may organize prayer and Bible study clubs during non-instructional hours. Even…

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