Legal Opinion
Joseph Kennedy v. Bremerton School District
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 23, 2017No. 16-35801PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Concurrence by Judge Milan D. Smith, Jr.
OPINION
M. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Bremerton High School (BHS) football coach Joseph A. Kennedy appeals from the district court’s order denying his motion for a preliminary injunction that would require Bremerton School District (BSD or the District) to allow Kennedy to kneel and pray on the fifty-yard line in view of students and parents immediately after BHS football games. We affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
A. Bremerton School District
BSD is located ⅛ Kitsap County, Washington, across the Puget Sound from Seattle. The District is home to…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Santa Fe Independent School District v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Lane v. FranksSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
- Eng v. CooleyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
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3Cited by24 opinions
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