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Summary
The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina filed suit against Rowan County’s prayer policy, which permits each county commissioner, on a rotating basis, to offer a prayer or have a moment of silence as part of an opening ceremony that includes a call to order and the Pledge of Allegiance. The individual commissioner can decide the content of his or her prayer as well as the decision whether to pray or have a moment of silence. No one is required to participate.
Unfortunately, the U.S. Supreme Court will not weigh in on the case of Rowan County v. Lund, leaving in place a decision rejecting these commissioners’ freedom to pray.
The Supreme Court justices return January 5 for the second half of their current term, packed with many big decisions to come before the term ends in late June.
We’re back to where we started – asking the Supreme Court to confirm, once again, that uncensored public prayer is constitutional.
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Brett Harvey
Senior Counsel, Vice President of Allied Legal Affairs
Brett Harvey, Esq., serves as senior counsel and vice president of the Grants and Funding Team with Alliance Defending Freedom.