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… ADF responds to latest ACLU attempt to silence public prayer Despite previous loss, ACLU continues effort to halt … Fund filed their response in federal court Friday to what is at least the sixth lawsuit filed by the American …

… Court rules NY town can open public meetings with prayer ADF attorneys secure favorable decision in legal … prayers, and finds that these factors did not have the purpose or effect of proselytizing or advancing any one, or …

… U.K. Stifles Prayer with Public Spaces Protection Orders So-called ‘buffer zones’ in … ordinances called “public spaces protection orders.”   What is a public spaces protection order? In 2014, the U.K.’s … zones refer to them as “buffer zones” to hide their true purpose. They claim that the zones, many of which are …

… Prayer will be heard on high US Supreme Court to weigh in on prayers presented before public meetings Published May 20, 2013 Related Case: Town of … New York town’s policy regarding prayers presented before public meetings. The high court affirmed America’s …

… New support uplifts NY town’s prayer policy Supreme Court filings demonstrate breadth of support for historical practice of prayer before public meetings Published January 8, 2013 Related Case: Town … again affirm America’s long-standing practice of opening public meetings with prayer. The briefs, including one signed …

… ADF defends N.Y. town’s right to open meetings with prayer ADF attorneys respond to lawsuit against town of … and State filed in the lawsuit. “The practice of opening public meetings with prayer has always been lawful,” said ADF … Carolina in drafting and defending policies that protect public prayer at government meetings.  ADF also successfully …

… Colo. school relents on prayer ban during free time ADF withdraws suit after school … of the district to make that disappointing choice. What the district cannot do is implement a ban on any student … though it simply eliminated the seminar period. “Public schools should encourage the free exchange of ideas …

… Broad support for prayer reflected in numerous briefs at Supreme Court … of Americans to pray as the nation’s founders did before public meetings. The briefs include support from the U.S. … Bill of Rights, and the Supreme Court has ruled that public prayer is part of the ‘history and tradition of this …

… ADF to appeal strange ruling against NY town’s prayer policy 2nd Circuit says town should go outside its … but upheld the right of towns to have such prayers before public meetings. The court said that because the town of … not “feel like outsiders.” “Since this nation’s founding, public meetings have been opened with prayers offered …

… Hears Case of High School Football Coach Punished for Prayer High school football coach Joe Kennedy was fired after … and as private speech. Read the press release here . Can a public school punish an employee for making a silent, private … prayer on the job? The question may sound absurd, but it’s what’s at stake in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District , …