Americans United for Separation of Church and State et al., Amici Curiae
Richard B. Katskee, Counsel of Record
Americans United for Separation of Church and State is joined in this brief by 11 other religious and civil rights organizations. Richard B. Katskee is the legal director for Americans United for Separation of Church and State, where he specializes in First Amendment law. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Respondents as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on January 30, 2019. “The clearest command of the Establishment Clause is that one religious denomination cannot be officially preferred over another.” — Larson v. Valente (1982). By ordaining that governmental and religious authorities operate in separate spheres,…