Op-ed by Kelly Shackelford, First Liberty President/CEO, and James C. Ho The day after the U.S. Supreme Court ended its 2015-2016 term, three justices issued a troubling statement. It was four months after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, and the Court had just fallen one vote short of taking a […]
Kennedy was not praying with the team or even any players. Instead, the high school football coach took a knee and prayed after every game at midfield, alone.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against former high school football coach Joe Kennedy on Wednesday. Bremerton School District suspended Kennedy in 2015 for praying at mid-field.
The Supreme Court could be the next stop for a high school football coach after a federal appeals court said a Washington state school district acted properly in firing him for praying in public after games.
Press Release For Immediate Release: August 23, 2017 Contact: Lacey McNiel, lmcniel@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4453 Ninth Circuit Issues Decision Allowing School to Fire a Football Coach for Praying Silently for 15 Seconds After a Game SEATTLE, Wash.— Today, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that a school […]
A Washington state high school football coach took advantage of his position when he prayed on the field after games, and he’s not entitled to immediately get his job back, a federal appeals court said Wednesday.