Win a Supreme Court Case, Get Denounced by the Media as a Fake Litigant
It’s ugly when the reward for people who win Supreme Court cases affirming their constitutional rights is denunciation by the media as a fraud.
Bremerton High School assistant coach Joe Kennedy takes a knee and prays at the 50-yard line after Bremerton's win over Mount Douglas in a high school football game at Bremerton Memorial Stadium in Bremerton, Wash., on Sept. 1, 2023. Meegan M. Reid/Kitsap Sun via AP
The headline is what has happened to Joseph Kennedy, the assistant high school football coach in Bremerton, Washington, who made headlines after the local school district suspended him in 2015 for praying at the 50-yard line after Friday night games.
Charlotte Allen
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Charlotte Allen is the executive editor of Catholic Arts Today and a frequent contributor to Quillette. She has a doctorate in medieval studies from the Catholic University of America.
