Constitutional Law
May 9, 2014
High court prayer ruling was a purpose-driven decision
With five practicing Catholics on the bench, the outcome in Town of Greece is unsurprising though nevertheless comes with a sigh of relief.
William J. Becker Jr.
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Univ of San Diego School of Law
Bill Becker is founder, president, CEO and general counsel of Freedom X, a Los Angeles-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit public interest law firm and advocacy center protecting conservative and religious freedom of expression.
With five practicing Catholics comprising the majority of the Supreme Court bench (rendering it a kind of papal court), the outcome of Town of Greece v. Galloway, 2014 DJDAR 5589 (May 5, 2014), is unsurprising though nevertheless comes with a sigh of relief. In its 5-4 decision issued Monday, the court reaffirmed the constitutionality of legislative prayer, holding that prayer invocations at town board meetings do not violate the First Amendment's establishment clause so long as m...
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