Joseph Kennedy, a former coach of the Bremerton High School football team, is finally about to get his case before the US Supreme Court. Oral arguments on the case are to be heard before the end of April.
Kennedy was previously "suspended, and later fired," from his position as the football coach "because he prayed a brief, quite prayer after football games."
According to the website of First Liberty, the law firm taking on Kennedy's case, "Attorneys for First Liberty Institute and Kirkland & Ellis LLP today filed their final brief at the Supreme Court of the United States asking the Justices to reverse a lower court decision that allowed a school district to suspend former high school football coach Joe Kennedy because fans and students could see him take a knee in quiet or silent prayer after football games."
Tune in to https://t.co/mbVQNWAE0O at 8:45a CT. We'll be on the Court's steps and stream the argument. After the case is heard, join Facebook Live to hear from Paul Clement, Kelly Shackelford, and Coach Kennedy. It's a big day, and we want you to be part of it! pic.twitter.com/4YTsHaXlTR
— First Liberty Institute (@1stLiberty) April 25, 2022
"Today, nearly eight years after being fired for praying by himself at the 50-yard line after a football game, Coach Kennedy filed his final brief with the U.S. Supreme Court," commented the institute's Executive General Counsel, Hiram Sasser.
Sasser continued:
"The commitment Coach Kennedy made to pray after a game did not involve others; it was (and is) to pray by himself at the 50-yard line after each game. No one should be forced to choose between their faith and their livelihood."
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