Kennedy v. Bremerton School District
U.S. Supreme Court · decided June 27, 2022 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)
- Decided
- June 27, 2022
- Term
- October Term 2021
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority author
- Justice Gorsuch
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome
- Petitioning party won
- Ideological direction
- Conservative
- Constitutional ruling
- Local ordinance held unconstitutional
Opinion excerpt
7/13/2022 5:32:36 PM Compare Results Old File: New File: 21-418.pdf 21-418_new.pdf versus 75 pages (1.45 MB) 75 pages (1.50 MB) 6/27/2022 8:06:03 AM 7/13/2022 5:30:42 PM Total Changes Content Styling and Annotations 1 1 Replacement 0 Styling 0 Insertions 0 Annotations 0 Deletions Go to First Change (page 63) file://NoURLProvided[7/13/2022 5:32:36 PM] (Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2021 1 Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U. S. 321 , 337. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus KENNEDY v. BREMERTON SCHOOL DISTRICT CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT No. 21–418. Argued April 25, 2022—Decided June 27, 2022 Petitioner Joseph Kennedy lost his job as a high school football coach in the Bremerton School District after he knelt at midfield after games to offer a quiet personal prayer. Mr. Kennedy sued in federal court, al- leging that the District’s actions violated the First Amendment’s Free Speech and Free Exercise Clauses. He also moved for a preliminary injunction requiring the District to reinstate him. The District Court…
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