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

  • Written by Charles J. Russo, Joseph Panzer Chair in Education in the School of Education and Health Sciences and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
imageJoe Kennedy poses in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building after his legal case, Kennedy vs. Bremerton School District, was argued before the court on April 25, 2022.Win McNamee/Getty Images News via Getty Images

The U.S. Supreme Court has consistently bannedschool-sponsored prayer in public schools. At the same time, lower courts have generally...

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