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U.S. Supreme Court,
Civil Rights,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Jan. 23, 2019

Justices will not review high school coach’s prayer case, but conservatives have concerns

The U.S. Supreme Court will not review a case testing whether a public school football coach had the right to kneel and pray publicly after games, but conservative justices indicated Tuesday their willingness to revisit decades-old case law governing free exercise rights in the public workplace if a similar case came to them soon.

Justices will not review high school coach’s prayer case, but conservatives have concerns
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito wrote a statement opposing denial of a cert petition of a high school football coach's proposed injunction to kneel and pray publicly.

The U.S. Supreme Court will not review a case testing whether a high school football coach had the right to kneel and pray publicly after games, but conservative justices indicated Tuesday their willingness to revisit decades-old case law governing free exercise of religion rights in the public workplace if a simi...

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