Students prevented from delivering a religious speech at a high school graduation did not have their freedom of speech violated, a U.S. appeals court ruled. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court refused to hear a case about student-led prayer at graduations, asking the lower court to reconsider the case in light of the high court’s decision last term that found student-led prayer at public high school football games unconstitutional.
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