Liz, Rebecca, Alison and Monica break down the latest case threatening the separation of church and state, Kennedy v. Bremerton, which involves a Christian high school football coach praying at the 50-yard line after games. The hosts review the facts of the case, outline what happened at oral arguments and make predictions on what this means for the rights of public high school students of minority faiths or no faith at all.

Background

• Oral Arguments
• SCOTUS Blog page
• FFRF, CFI, SCA, and AHA’s coalition amicus brief
• American Atheists’ amicus brief
• Vox - “The Supreme Court’s ‘praying coach’ case, explained”

Relevant Cases

• Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe (2000)
• Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971)

 

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