Supreme Court rules for high school football coach who prayed at midfield

Former Bremerton High School assistant football coach Joe Kennedy takes a knee in front of the Supreme Court after his case was argued in April

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The Supreme Court on Monday ruled for a former high school football coach who lost his job after leading postgame prayers at midfield

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Justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote for fellow conservatives in the 6-to-3 decision

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His opinion did not specifically overrule the test that grew out of the court’s decision in Lemon v. Kurtzman.

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Paul D. Clement, who argued Kennedy’s case at the Supreme Court for the First Liberty Institute,

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Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, which represented the Bremerton school district

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The Roberts court has recently been overwhelmingly protective of religious rights

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