July 19, 2021
A former high school football coach who has already tried to get his religious bias battle over post-game prayer before the U.S. Supreme Court is vowing to seek the justices' review again, after a torn Ninth Circuit on Monday refused to revisit his case.
March 18, 2021
Lawyers for a football coach who lost his job over post-game prayer sessions vowed to seek U.S. Supreme Court review after the Ninth Circuit ruled against him Thursday. But while his case once seemed destined for the justices' review, experts say the underlying facts make it a poor candidate for the high court docket.
March 18, 2021
The Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday that a Washington state public school district was justified in firing a football coach who insisted on praying on the 50-yard line immediately after each game, saying the coach's ritual put the district in legal jeopardy.
February 04, 2021
Legal battles involving whether a football coach who was suspended for praying on the field and the scope of anti-retaliation language in the cornerstone federal workplace discrimination law are among several notable discrimination cases that federal circuit courts are poised to tackle.