Joseph Kennedy’s case expanded the place of religion in public life. On Wednesday, he said he would “continue to work to help people understand and embrace the historic ruling at the heart of our case.”
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Supreme Court Sides With Coach Over Prayers on 50-Yard Line
Joseph Kennedy, a former high school football coach in Bremerton, Wash., had a constitutional right to pray on the field after his team’s games, the justices ruled.
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Supreme Court Leans Toward Coach in Case on School Prayer
Members of the court’s conservative majority indicated that the coach, Joseph A. Kennedy, had a constitutional right to kneel and pray at the 50-yard line after games.
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Coach’s Prayers Prompt Supreme Court Test of Religious Freedom
Joseph Kennedy, a football coach at a public high school in Washington State, lost his job after praying on the 50-yard line after games.