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Editorial: The Supreme Court ruling on school prayer deserves a big fat F

Ruling last week in favor of a football coach who insisted on praying on the field, the U.S. Supreme Court threw out 60 years of legal precedent, leaving the nation’s schools in the untenable position of having little recourse to protect students from religious coercion on campus.

Los Angeles Times

From abortion to guns: ‘Extremist’ Supreme Court ends its term with a streak of devastating rulings

The new conservative majority lands an unprecedented blow to civil liberties, according to analysts

The Independent UK

SCOTUS delivers a dagger to the planet

"We don't have another option for large-scale reductions in greenhouse gasses"

Salon

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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #19

Welcome to Hall Pass. This newsletter keeps you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. Each week, we bring you a roundup of the latest on school board elections, along with sharp commentary and research from across the political spectrum on the issues confronting school boards in…

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Commentary: The Supreme Court demolishes another precedent separating church and state

The Supreme Court on Monday took a significant step toward allowing prayer back in public schools. As with a decision last week that required the state of Maine to subsidize religious schools, the court rejected any notion of a wall separating church and state. Indeed, the conservative justices have again…

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court rules for coach whose prayers on football field raised questions about church-state separation

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday sided with a former high school football coach who prayed at the 50-yard line after games, ruling that his public prayers were protected as free speech and free exercise of religion.

Los Angeles Times

Why the Supreme Court's football decision is a game-changer on school prayer

The U.S. Supreme Court has consistently banned school-sponsored prayer in public schools. At the same time, lower courts have generally forbidden public school employees from openly praying in the workplace, even if no students are involved.

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Supreme Court Says High School Coach's Postgame Prayers Are Protected Free Speech

A 6–3 majority sees it as noncoercive and not a violation of the Establishment Clause.

Reason

This Supreme Court has a clear agenda: Christian theocracy

Across more than one ruling this term, the conservative justices have prioritized Christian expression above all else.

Mic

Sotomayor rips SCOTUS ruling on prayer

“Today’s decision goes beyond merely misreading the record,” she said, adding that it does students a "disservice"

Salon

Supreme Court rules for coach whose prayers on football field raised questions about church-state separation

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday for a former high school football coach whose prayers at the 50-yard line drew crowds and controversy, declaring his public prayers were protected as free speech.

Los Angeles Times

Justices' past abortion views, in their own words and votes

More than a month ago, a stunning leak of a draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito indicated that the Supreme Court was prepared to take the momentous step of overruling the Roe v. Wade decision from 1973 and stripping away women’s constitutional protections for abortion

The Independent UK

Supreme Court conservatives flex muscle in sweeping rulings

Sweeping Supreme Court rulings on guns and abortion this past week have sent an unmistakable message

The Independent UK

In Roe decision, Justice Clarence Thomas invites new legal challenges to contraception and same-sex marriage rights

Experts told The Texas Tribune that Thomas’ opinion signals an openness from the court to reconsidering other settled legal precedents related to rights the court has ruled are protected by the constitution.

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The Supreme Court's majority and dissent opinions on Dobbs reveal a massive schism

"The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion," Justice Samuel Alito wrote for the majority. The court's liberals warn that other rights could now be vulnerable.

Salon

Roe is dead: Democracy is collapsing

Judges appointed by popular vote-losing presidents used a stolen Supreme Court seat to overturn the people's will

Chicago Sun-Times

Dobbs decision: Reactions to the end of Roe v. Wade

With the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Roe v. Wade has been overturned.

Daily Record

US Supreme Court overturns landmark abortion ruling after almost 50 years

A decision by the conservative majority to overturn Roe v Wade is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.

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The Independent UK

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion

The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years — a decision by its conservative majority to overturn the court's landmark abortion cases

Reason

Sotomayor vs. Roberts on Religion, Schools, and the First Amendment

“A State violates the Free Exercise Clause when it excludes religious observers from otherwise available public benefits,” the Supreme Court held.

The Conversation

State funds for students at religious schools? Supreme Court says 'yes' in Maine case – but consequences could go beyond

For nearly three-quarters of a century, one issue in education has come up before the Supreme Court more than any other: disputes over religion.

Salon

Sotomayor rips Supreme Court on religion

Critics say SCOTUS is "forcing American taxpayers to fund private religious education"

The Independent UK

Sotomayor warns Supreme Court ‘continues to dismantle the wall of separation between church and state’

Conservative majority’s ruling in Carson v Makin could make it easier for religious schools to get public money

Al Jazeera

Maine cannot ban aid to religious schools, top US court rules

The six-to-three ruling is the latest in a series of Supreme Court decisions in recent years expanding religious rights.

The Guardian - US

Sotomayor accuses supreme court conservatives of dismantling church-state separation

Liberal justice delivers warning after ruling that state of Maine cannot exclude religious schools from tuition programme

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