The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Coach Joe Kennedy’s case, in which he argues that Bremerton School District's intervention into his prayer practice with his football team violated his free-speech rights. Some on the Religious Right have called this denial a “devastating blow to religious liberty,” but the court was right to uphold the decisions of the school district and the federal courts.

“Students shouldn’t have to pray to play on their high school football team. The coach’s actions were a clear violation of religious freedom, forcing kids to choose between their own beliefs and appeasing the man who decides the lineup for the game. This is not a dilemma any child should face," said AU President & CEO Rachel Laser.

Vouchers and other forms of private-school aid plans have been getting trounced at the ballot box since 1967.