Daily Video: Town of Greece Legislative Prayer Case

The United States Supreme Court will consider the constitutionality of "legislative prayer" in Town of Greece v. Galloway this Term, with oral arguments scheduled for November 6, 2013.  As we discussed previously, the Obama Administration has filed a brief supporting the Town of Greece.   Recall also that the Second Circuit found that the town meetings practice of legislative prayer since 1999 "impermissibly affiliated the town with a single creed, Christianity" and thus violated the Establishment Clause.

This video from PBS provides a great overview (in 7 minutes) of the case, and a transcript is also available.

 

This could be a great video to show in class as a prelude to discussion of the arguments.