Kennedy v. Bremerton School District Background
Overview of Case History and Supreme Court Precedent
The plaintiff, Joseph Kennedy, was a high school football coach employed by Bremerton High School from 2008 to 2015. While the parties disputed how to view the facts of this case, they agreed that the school suspended Kennedy based on his practice of engaging in postgame prayers in which he knelt at the 50-yard line of the football field and prayed audibly. …
