AU Supporter,

I just finished arguing Kennedy v. Bremerton School District before the Supreme Court. It was a challenging day, to be sure, but it was an honor to defend the Bremerton School District and the Constitution before our nation’s highest court.

To hear more about how today went, please join us tomorrow for a virtual post-argument briefing.

We knew this case would be a challenge in early 2019 when Justices Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh suggested that the case was “troubling” and might require “review in the future.” That was before Justice Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the high court. But I am beyond proud of the case we made today to the court defending the school district, which did the right thing to protect its students when it stopped a football coach from pressuring them to join his public prayers at the 50-yard line at public high school football games.

Just as school districts have the constitutional duty and moral imperative to shield students from religious pressure by school staff, we at Americans United believe that we have a duty to defend the separation of church and state and the constitutional rights of all Americans. I was proud to fulfill that obligation today.

Conventional legal wisdom holds that it’s dangerous to predict the outcome of a case based on oral arguments, but if you want to hear more about the argument from AU’s experts, please register for the AU member briefing on Tuesday. Our talented team will break down the oral argument for you in more detail:

AU @ SCOTUS:
Kennedy v. Bremerton Post-Argument Briefing
Tuesday, April 26
7:30 pm ET / 4:30 pm PT

I want to conclude with a thank you. Your support made it possible for AU to defend this public school and true religious freedom before the highest court in the land. I was honored to have that opportunity—and I know it happened only because of supporters like you.

Thank you,

Richard B. Katskee
VP and Legal Director