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The Supreme Court of the United States has handed down a bevy of decisions in the past week as it nears the end of its term and prepares to adjourn for summer recess. advertisement advertisement The court’s latest decision , posted Monday morning, rules that a high school football coach was exercising a constitutional right in praying on the field after games, in a case that could erode the separation of church and state across the country. The case centers on Joseph Kennedy, an assistant coach at a public high school in Bremerton, Washington, a small community outside of Seattle. For eight years, Kennedy would routinely pray at the 50-yard line immediately after games—often joined by student athletes, who would surround him, heads bowed, at the field’s midway mark. After an opposing coach commented on the practice at one of these games, the Bremerton School District warned Kennedy not to pray if it would involve students. A clash followed over … [Read more...] about In other SCOTUS news: Supreme Court ruling boosts school prayer

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline A U.S. federal judge on Monday approved the unconditional release of John Hinckley Jr., who shot then President Ronald Reagan and three others outside a Washington, D.C., hotel in 1981, after he and his lawyers reached an agreement with federal prosecutors. Key Facts The Justice Department reached a deal with Hinckley, 66, to free him from the stringent conditions and court supervision he's been living under since 2016, when he was granted a conditional release. Senior U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman said at a court hearing Monday that he will officially approve the terms in writing later this week, asserting , “Very few patients at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital have been studied more thoroughly than John Hinckley.” Hinckley’s unconditional release will take effect in June 2022. The agreement includes observation required by prosecutors and a government medical expert over the next nine … [Read more...] about John Hinckley—Attempted Assassin Of President Reagan—Wins Unconditional Release