"Nor does a proper understanding of the Amendment's Establishment Clause require the government to single out private religious speech for special disfavor. Kennedy's," Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in the majority opinion.
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"Both the Free Exercise and Free Speech Clauses of the First Amendment protect expressions like Mr.
Want a daily wrap-up of all the news and commentary Salon has to offer? Subscribe to our morning newsletter, Crash Course. As a result, the court ruled, the school district's subsequent decision to prohibit Kennedy from praying violated the Constitution. In their concurring opinion, the court's conservative wing argued that the football coach, Joseph Kennedy, had engaged in a form of private speech, protected by the First Amendment. RELATED: Sotomayor dissent rips Supreme Court for dismantling "wall of separation between church and state" The decision, handed down by a 6-3 vote, had the court splintered along ideological lines, with all three liberals in dissent. "This decision does a disservice to schools and the young citizens they serve, as well as our Nation's longstanding commitment to the separation of church and state." "Today's decision goes beyond merely misreading the record," Sotomayor wrote in a blistering dissent.
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