won U.S. District Courts
Joyner v. Forsyth County
Summary
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision affirming prayer before public meetings in Town of Greece v. Galloway, a federal district court lifted its order against the prayer policy of Forsyth County, N.C. As a result, the city will no longer be forced to require people to offer “generic” prayers before public meetings.
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4th Circuit wrong to order Forsyth County to censor private prayer
Brett Harvey and Mike Johnson
August 08, 2011