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Constitutional Law,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Jul. 26, 2018

9th Circuit affirms injunction against school board prayer

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel unanimously ruled Wednesday that a school board violated the First Amendment’s establishment clause by regularly beginning meetings with a prayer.

A school board violated the First Amendment's establishment clause by regularly beginning meetings with a prayer, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel unanimously ruled Wednesday.

The panel of judges, M. Margaret McKeown and Kim McLane Wardlaw of the 9th Circuit and U.S. District Judge Wiley Y. Daniel of Colorado sitting by designation, wrote in a per curiam opinion that their conclusion was heavily influenced by the fact that ...

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