Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Coach’s Free Speech Case

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court’s ruling dismissing a high school coach’s free speech claim, which was made as he sought to continue his practice of kneeling down and praying at the 50-yard-line after his team’s football games. The school district had suspended the coach because of his practice, leading to his initial bid for an injunction on the grounds that the school district was retaliating against him for exercising his First Amendment rights. Th