From Playing to Praying: How a Football Game Is Shining a Light on First Amendment Rights
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2023-04
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Keyhole Press, The University of Tampa
Abstract
In 2019, the Court of Appeals 11th Circuit ruled
in favor of the Florida High School Athletic Association
and its decision to prevent prayer from being shared
over an intercom at the state football championship
game in 2015. The decision, which has been appealed
by Cambridge Christian High School, highlights the distinction
between private and government speech when
it comes to the First Amendment. While religious speech
such as prayer is a protected form of speech, this case
shows what happens to such speech when it is given on
government property. As of now the high school continues
to await the decision of the appeal. This paper examines
the legal documentation of the case and precedents
set by similar cases to better analyze the decision of the
appeals court and the reasons the high school filed for
an appeal of their ruling. This paper was produced in
Professor Foltz’s SPE 315 course.
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Recommended citation: Giaquinto, R. (2023). From playing to praying: How a football game
is shining a light on first amendment rights. Q: Journal of Undergraduate
Research & Inquiry, 4, 65-72. https://doi.org/10.48497/00KC-3056
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First Amendment, Prayer, Appeal, Government, Football
Citation
Giaquinto, R. (2023). From playing to praying: How a football game
is shining a light on first amendment rights. Q: Journal of Undergraduate
Research & Inquiry, 4, 65-72. https://doi.org/10.48497/00KC-3056