5th Circ. Urged To Block 'Coercive' Courtroom Prayers
By Khorri Atkinson ( November 22, 2021, 6:04 PM EST) -- An atheist advocacy group and a pseudonymous attorney are urging the Fifth Circuit to uphold a lower court order blocking a local Texas judge from conducting courtroom prayer ceremonies, saying the practice violates the First Amendment and contravenes U.S. Supreme Court holdings they say permit legislative prayer but don't extend to courtrooms....
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