In his unanimous ruling (pdf) delivered yesterday, Judge Easterbrook argues that the reason no American may challenge the constitutionality of the law directing the President to declare a National Day of Prayer is that no American is injured by the action. We conclude...
By a 3-0 vote, a panel of the 7th Circuit has ruled that plaintiffs do not have standing to challenge the law establishing the National Day of Prayer. The decision overturns a trial court's declaration that the yearly event is an unconstitutional violation of the...
Officials at Saddleback College, a community college in Orange County, California, have agreed to abandon their practice of including prayer in numerous campus events like the school's scholarship ceremonies and chancellor's opening sessions. Plaintiffs...
While Florida's legislature is attempting to undo its constitution's "no aid to religion" provision (the move passed a Senate committee yesterday), Nevada's is considering a move that would merely strip the measure of any impact. SJR 10 amends...
The Florida Senate is once again considering a measure that would undo the "no aid to religion" protection in the state's constitution. For more than 120 years, the provision has helped keep church and state institutionally separate by prohibiting...
