The appears to be looking to rule in favor of a high school football coach who was fired for praying at the 50-yard line after his team's games. Arguments at the court last nearly two hours, despite being scheduled for just one. The case pits First Amendment rights to free speech against the separation of church and state. While the school had argued that they did not want students to feel pressured to join Joseph Kennedy in prayer, Kennedy's lawyers argued that their client had only been offering silent, solitary prayers of thanks after his team's games.
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