The town argues
that the court has already upheld prayers at the start of legislative meetings
and that private citizens offered invocations of their own choosing. Non-Christian town residents complained they
felt marginalized by the use of Christian prayers and filed suit. They are represented by Americans United for
Separation of Church and State.
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Monday, May 20, 2013
High Court to review legality of opening public meetings with prayers
The Supreme
Court has announced that it will hear an appeal over the constitutionally of
opening public meetings with a prayer.
Under review is a Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that Greece, New
York (a suburb of Rochester) unlawfully opened its town meetings with a prayer.
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