Explore the question, the ruling, and who voted how. These are selected decisions as issued, not a complete voting record or a statement of personal beliefs.
2 decisions
2022 · Constitutional law
Kennedy v. Bremerton School District
6–3
Religious liberty · Free speech
The question
Did a school district violate a football coach’s First Amendment rights by disciplining his postgame prayer?
The outcome
The majority treated the challenged prayer as private religious expression protected by free exercise and free speech. The dissent disputed the majority’s factual framing and stressed students’ exposure to religious pressure.
Could Colorado require a designer to create custom expressive wedding websites conveying a message she opposed?
The outcome
The Court held that the First Amendment barred compelling the custom expressive speech at issue. The ruling addressed the stipulated expressive services, not a general exemption from all public-accommodation laws.
