Hello, Dahlia Lithwick here again. We are in the final week of the Supreme Court's 2021

term, and while many are still reeling from Friday's decision, overturning Roe v Wade,

the court turned around Monday and issued another eye-popping decision in a religious

liberty case. It was Kennedy versus Bremerton's school district. It's a case Mark Joseph

Stern actually flagged as likely to be one of the most consequential in a term packed

with consequential cases. Flate Plus members have access to a special bonus edition of

Amicus, where Mark and I explain why a case involving a high school football coach who

insisted on leading students in prayer at the 50 yard line matters so very much. Here's

a little snippet of our conversation.

I just want to read this to you because I don't know why I'm at that place where improbable

things make me last cry. And here's Justice Gorsuch that says, this is my, and then weirdly

the teller handed me money.

Mr. Kennedy was alone when he began to pray. Players from the other team and members of

the community joined him. Before he even finished his prayer, this event spurred media coverage

of Mr. Kennedy's dilemma. Like it's like, I don't know what happened. He just was on

his knee at the 50 yard line praying because he kept telling television networks that that's

what he had to do in order to serve God. And weirdly, people prayed with him, including

students who felt coerced into praying. And then weirdly there was more media coverage.

I don't understand why the teller handed over the money. It makes no sense. Okay, okay.

Enough with the sarcasm. Mark, this actually has very, very significant consequences.

We're being flipped because we're a little hysterical. But this has real significant consequences.

So maybe just tell me, I mean, there's a whole bunch of cases that are mentioned and sort

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