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13 HLRe: Off Rec. 1 (2022-2023)

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                     NOTE




  RELIGIOUS FLEA-FLICKER AT THE FIFTY-
                    YARD   LINE:

KENNEDY V. BREMER TON SCHOOL DISTRICT
     AND   THE   ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE*



                  TABLE OF CONTENTS

I.   INTRODU CTION ......................................................................  2

II.  KENNEDY'S LAWSUIT: COACH DISOBEYS TO PRAY,
     STUDENTS PRAY TO PLAY ........................................................ 3

III. HISTORY OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT'S RELIGION CLAUSES
     AND FOOTBALL'S FLEA-FLICKER ......................................... 7
     A. Two Distinct Guarantees.............................................  7
     B. The Establishment Clause: A Social Compact ........... 7
     C. Reflecting, Rather Than Driving, Culture ................... 8
     D . The Flea-Flicker........................................................... 9

IV.  THE SUPREME COURT'S RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
     JURISPRUDENCE AND GARCETTI ....................................... 10
     A . The Lem on  Test ...........................................................  10
     B . E ngel  v. Vitale .............................................................  11
     C. Lee v. W eism an  ..........................................................  11
     D. Santa Fe Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Doe ............................... 12
     E . Garcetti v. Ceballos ....................................................  13



     J.D. Candidate, University of Houston Law Center, 2024. This case note was
selected as the best submission for the 2022 Houston Law Review Write-On Competition.


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