Praying football coach petitions US Supreme Court
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June 27, 2018
SEATTLE (AP) — A former Bremerton High School coach who was terminated when he refused to stop praying on the football field is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his case.
The Seattle Times reports attorneys on behalf of Joe Kennedy filed a petition Monday asking Supreme Court justices to reverse a lower court decision that sided with the Bremerton School District's decision to fire the coach in 2015.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Kennedy's appeal earlier this year that claimed the district infringed on his religious and personal rights.
Attorneys say the question for the justi...
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