by Jennifer Childress - Editor of the Legal Digest | Aug 30, 2017 | Federal Guidance, Legal Developments, Religion
A federal appeals court out of the State of Washington has denied an assistant high school football coach’s request to allow him to pray on the 50-yard line at the end of every football game. The coach maintained that, because he is Christian, he is required to give...
by Jennifer Childress - Editor of the Legal Digest | Mar 21, 2017 | Religion
On Friday, March 17, 2017, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to Frisco ISD Superintendent Jeremy Lyon, calling for religious equality in the use of a prayer room established in the district’s Liberty High School. While lauding the school for...
by Jennifer Childress - Editor of the Legal Digest | Oct 12, 2016 | Legal Developments, Religion
Freedom from Religion Foundation v. New Kensington Arnold School District, Dkt. No. 15-3083 (3rd Cir. August 9, 2016). Facts: The Freedom from Religion Foundation, which advocates for the separation of church and state, a student, and the student’s parent, filed...
