On January 11, 2022, the federal District Court for the District of Connecticut dismissed a lawsuit brought by two associations and three individuals against three
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A Texas Judge Allows Religious Messages on Banners
Cheerleaders in Kountze, Texas have a practice of putting Bible verses on the banners they hold up at football games. Banners have been painted with…
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Virginia School Board Votes to Return Ten Commandments Displays to Schools
Setting up a constitutional showdown about the Establishment Clause of the United States Constitution, the Giles County School Board unanimously voted to return displays of…
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First Circuit Affirms That Recitation Of The Pledge Of Allegiance Is Not A Formal Religious Exercise
In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11th, the New Hampshire state legislature passed the New Hampshire Patriot Act. While the Act provides…
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Should School Districts Allow Their Students To Perform Religious Themed Songs at Holiday Concerts?
The case Stratechuck v. Board of Education, 587 F.3d 597, 610 (C.A.3 (N.J.), 2009), (which the United States Supreme Court declined at the start…
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Graduation Ceremony Does Not Violate Establishment Clause: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
A federal district court in Wisconsin has ruled that a school district did not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment by holding high…
Court Issues Injunction Prohibiting Graduation Ceremonies at Cathedral
A federal district court judge issued a ruling on May 31st enjoining a Connecticut school district from holding its high school graduation ceremonies at a…
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United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana Issues Preliminary Injunction Barring Student-Led Prayer At High School Graduation Ceremony
On April 30, 2010, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana issued a preliminary injunction barring a student-led prayer at a…
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Former Student Sues School Over Graduation Speech
A Montana high school valedictorian is suing her former school district and various school officials for their refusal to allow her to present her valedictory…
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Pledge of Allegiance Law Found Constitutional
A federal court in New Hampshire recently ruled that the State’s law requiring school districts to set aside time for students to recite the Pledge…
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