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Petitioner: Joseph A. Kennedy

Advocate: Paul D. Clement

Advocate: Richard B. Katskee

Respondent: Bremerton School District

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Joseph Kennedy, a high school football coach, engaged in prayer with students before and after games. The Bremerton School District asked him to stop due to the concerns about violating the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, which prohibits government endorsement of religion. Kennedy refused and then sued the school district, claiming violation of his First Amendment rights and Title Vll of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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Is a public school employee’s prayer during school sports activities protected speech, and if so, can the public school employer prohibit it to avoid violating the Establishment Clause?

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whether a public high school football coach's practice of praying on the field after games violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment

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The courts ruled in favor of the school district, citing concerns about constitutional liability.

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A case in which the Court held that a public school’s attempt to avoid an Establishment Clause claim by forbidding a coach from praying with students during and after a game violates the coach’s free speech and free exercise rights.