NR Daily: Coach Prays, Ninth Circuit Says No — Blame Supreme Court Conservatives

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that a high-school football coach, Joseph Kennedy, had no First Amendment right to kneel and briefly pray at the 50-yard line after a football game — at least not when he's wearing school gear and not when parents and students can see what he does. He never asked anyone to join him. He never required any player to pray beside him. He wasn't skipping out of any mandatory job responsibility. He had no captive audience. Yet, still, the court held that he had no First Amendment right to pray ...

August 25 2017

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Coach Prays, Ninth Circuit Says No — Blame Supreme Court Conservatives David French The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that a high-school football coach, Joseph Kennedy, had no First Amendment right to kneel and briefly pray at the 50-yard line after a football game — at least not when he's wearing school gear and not when parents and students can see what he does. He never asked anyone to... READ MORE Trump's Evil Empire Rich Lowry For many Republicans, what matters most about Donald Trump is that he's demonstrated resolve against the enemy —  not the Islamic State or the Taliban, but the media. The media has become for... Professor's Facebook Rant: 'All Republicans' are 'Racist' and 'Scum' Katherine Timpf A Clemson University professor who claims to specialize in online decision-making went on a rant on his Facebook page, calling "all Republicans" "racist" and "scum." In a series of posts... ADVERTISEMENT Democrats Pressure the Federal Government to Support Racial Discrimination Elizabeth Slattery, Hans A. von Spakovsky Top Democrats in Congress are pressuring the Justice and Education Departments to stop the administration's plans to investigate and potentially sue universities that intentionally discriminate... Jared and Other Sons-in-Law We Have Known, Part II Jay Nordlinger Editor's Note: This series in Jay Nordlinger's Impromptus is an expansion of a piece he has in the current issue of National Review. For Part I, go here. The series concludes today. Stalin,... The Old Western Disease Jonah Goldberg The virus seems to be approaching its breakout phase. We could be looking at a full-scale epidemic here. Zika? Ebola? Flu? Nope. We don't have a great word for this sickness yet.... The Democrats Suddenly Need Menendez Jonathan S. Tobin It seems like such a long time ago. Back in the early months of 2015, Democratic leaders could barely contain their glee at news that one of their own was in legal trouble. Indeed, as far as... ADVERTISEMENT Son of the Morning Star: Custer and the Little Bighorn Evan S. Connell "A scintillating book, thoroughly researched and brilliantly constructed." - The Wall Street Journal "Leaves the reader astonished." - The Washington Post LEARN MORE Top Shots North Korean Economy ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 215 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.