Category: establishment clause

Supreme Court Sides With Offended Atheists in Lawsuit Against Florida City Over Prayer Vigil

March 6, 2023
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The Supreme Court sided with atheists March 6 when it decided not to hear an appeal by a Florida city that sought to halt their lawsuit over a city-sponsored prayer vigil. Conservative Justice Clarence Thomas objected to the court’s decision to deny the petition in City of Ocala, Florida v. Rojas, court file 22-278. The court majority…

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The Establishment Clause Can Defeat Wokeism

October 4, 2022
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Commentary For decades, forces unfriendly to religion have used the Constitution’s separation of church and state to minimize the influence of traditional faiths—particularly Christianity—in public life. Americans holding a more favorable view of tradition might now consider taking a page from their playbook to defeat the new religion of Wokeism. Wokeism is everywhere. It’s spoon-fed…

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Maine Tuition-Assistance Program for Religious Discrimination

June 21, 2022
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The Supreme Court voted 6–3 to strike down as unconstitutional a Maine law that excludes families from a student aid program if they choose to send their children to religious schools, in a decision released June 21. The ruling is a defeat for the Biden administration, which supported Maine’s position. Under the program, school districts…

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Maine’s Ban on Funding for Religious Schools

June 21, 2022
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The Supreme Court voted 6–3 to strike down as unconstitutional a Maine law that excludes families from a student aid program if they choose to send their children to religious schools, in a decision released June 21. The ruling is a defeat for the Biden administration, which supported Maine’s position. Under the program, school districts…

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