Untethered
The Supreme Court’s “History and Tradition” Approach to Religion Cases The lines between religion and state are about to get even more chaotic. With its June 2022 decision in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, the Supreme Court overturned more than 50 years of precedent under the establishment clause (without acknowledging it was doing so) and…
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Louisiana’s “In God We Trust” law tests the limits of religion in public schools. When Louisiana passed a law in August 2023 requiring public schools to post “In God We Trust” in every classroom—from elementary school to college—the author of the bill claimed to be following a long-held tradition of displaying the national motto, most…
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