Teachers do not forfeit their religious freedom rights when they walk through the schoolyard gates, the justices said. The 6-3 decision said that a high school football coach can pray alone at the 50-yard line after games during the time when other coaches are checking their phones and greeting friends. Bremerton: It was conservatives versus liberals in the term’s final religion ruling. Makin represented a major breach in the wall between church and state. Justices in the majority said the ruling should have been unsurprising given other recent cases involving religious schools, while the dissenters argued that Carson v. Makin: In a 6-3 decision, the court said Maine officials needed to allow more faith-based private schools to receive public education funds. They did all agree that city officials were wrong to block a Christian group from flying its flag over city hall, but differed on whether the court needed to do more to clear up confusion related to free speech and religious freedom protections.Ĭarson v. City of Boston: There were no dissents in this battle over access to a public flagpole in Boston, but not all justices joined the majority opinion. The majority opinion said Texas officials could do more to meet religious accommodation requests without jeopardizing the safety and security of everyone involved in the execution process. Collier: The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 in favor of a death row inmate in Texas who was fighting for the right to touch and hear prayers from his spiritual adviser in the execution chamber as he was put to death. Give it a read and let me know if there are stories tied to these decisions that you’d still like to see! Cases that involved a religious freedom claim To aid my quest to feel grounded again, I typed up this guide to the court’s faith-related rulings. My head is spinning as I try to work out the long-term significance of the Supreme Court’s recently concluded term. These days, I’m feeling a bit like I just exited a Tilt-A-Whirl ride and have yet to regain my grip on reality. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox each Monday night. This article was first published in the State of Faith newsletter.
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