Photo by Jack Sharp on Unsplash An attorney with First Liberty Institute, a conservative legal firm, addressed the Supreme Court’s recent decision to decline to hear a case brought by the city of Ocala, Florida, predicting atheists will ultimately lose in the ongoing legal feud. Listen to the latest episode of CBN’s Quick Start podcast � The city was sued by atheists who believe officials’ participation in a 2014 prayer vigil violated the Constitution. The City of Ocala appealed to the Supreme Court, arguing atheists’ complaints should be rejected, specifically the claim the vigil inflicted injury. The first judgment in the case came in 2018, when a judge ruled the plaintiffs were correct Ocala violated the First Amendment and were, thus, entitled to $1 each. But in July 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, which upheld atheists’ legal standing to challenge the vigil, also sent the ruling back to a district court to have a judge reconsider. The review was sparked by last year’s Supreme Court ruling in favor of a high school football coach who lost his job for praying on the 50-yard line after games. Justin Butterfield, deputy general counsel at First Liberty […]
