Venue: | 7th Cir |
Facts: | Indiana legislature likes to kick things off with a prayer. Some of them are pretty overtly Christian. |
Posture: | Suit in district court. |
Issue: | Is this an establishment of religion? |
Holding: | It appears not. |
Rule: | Nonsectarian prayer is probably OK. |
Reasoning: | Prayer that proselytizes or disparages a particular faith or belief is prohibited. |
Dicta: | This is a special case: we're talking about a legislature here. Federal courts shouldn't interfere with that. |