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According to two Supreme Court rulings established in 1963, giving verbal account of Biblical passages and conducting prayers in schools by teachers is not permitted. The Supreme Court permits the action of teachers praying in school, however they may not initiate or guide such actions. All teachers and students may freely participate in praying, as they wish, however school administration is not permitted to lead such events. Students may practice their equal rights to exercise religious customs.

Experts say constitutionality of gay marriage will inevitably return to the docket, as appeals courts strike down state laws.The US Supreme Court has thousands of cases to review each year, and with the debate of same-sex marriage becoming a more and more popular and controversial subject, it is only a matter of time before the most powerful court in the United States starts to discuss gay marriage cases.

Experts say constitutionality of gay marriage will inevitably return to the docket, as appeals courts strike down state laws.The US Supreme Court has thousands of cases to review each year, and with the debate of same-sex marriage becoming a more and more popular and controversial subject, it is only a matter of time before the most powerful court in the United States starts to discuss gay marriage cases.

Since now gay Court legalizes same-sex marriage in all 50 states allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry nationwide.

This article states the ruling of the Supreme Court and same sex marriage. They ruled that States must allow couples of the same sex the right to marriage. This was a major victory for the LGBT community.

Gay marriage officially legalized in all 50 states. Regardless of ones personal opinions, states are no longer allowed to deny marriage certificates to same-sex couples.

Gay marriage officially legalized in all 50 states. Regardless of ones personal opinions, states are no longer allowed to deny marriage certificates to same-sex couples.

States cannot keep same-sex couples from marrying and must recognize their unions, the Supreme Court says in a ruling that for months has been the focus of speculation. The decision was 5-4. Justice Anthony Kennedy, seen as a pivotal swing vote in the case, wrote the majority opinion.

This in an article about the June 2013 Supreme Court ruling about the Voting Rights Act. The ruling has allowed some Southern states make election law changes without federal approval.

Are you allowed to buy a gun legally for someone who can own a gun legally. Right now that issue is in court.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The Mormon church and other faiths are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene and settle the question of whether states can outlaw gay marriage once and for all. Church's still think that only a man and a woman can marry and its the right thing

NY Times article about Supreme Court decisions about same sex marriage.

This article is reporting the Supreme Courts' decision on voting laws in Arizona. It also gives insight into the future of the Voting Rights Act in the United States. The author is opinionated.

Most people are confused about the situation of permitting prayer in public schools. The article mentions the history of Supreme Court cases and decisions regarding religion and public education.

The justices let stand an appeals court ruling striking down an Arizona law that made state employees in same-sex relationships ineligible for domestic partner benefits. The Nevada case was a challenge to the state's ban on same-sex marriage. The court did not elaborate on the reason for not taking up the cases.

States that Allow Same-Sex Marriage State legislatures have been deeply involved in the public debates about how to define marriage and whether the official recognition of "marriage" should be extended to same-sex couples. Seventeen states and the District of Columbia currently have laws that allow same-sex marriages.

This website gives background information on how long people have fought for the Supreme Court to rule to make same sex marriage legal.

In this article the author explains the recent ruling by the Supreme Court to repeal Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. It also includes videos of people that Section 5 protected from discrimination in the past.

Applied to marriage, assuming what's not true, that marriage between two men offends me, it's not the government's role on any level to protect me from being offended. Whatever one thinks of marriage between two men or two women, the argument that such a union negatively impacts those who aren't gay, or those who blanch at marriage between gay people is not compelling. Here's hoping we don't stop at marriage in expanding individual rights, rights that are natural, and that should exist free of political or voter influence.

Supreme Court takes on a case regarding a business refusing contraception coverage to employees. Also explains that for-profit organizations do not have the same laws as non-profit organizations.

This website says the most controversial part of the health care act is the requirement for Americans to purchase it. It also has the opinions of others for and against the act, it is good to hear both sides of the story

This is link is a government site that defines the First Amendment. This page defines what is and is not under the First Amendment.

Among other cherished values, the First Amendment protects freedom of speech. The U.S. Supreme Court often has struggled to determine what exactly constitutes protected speech. The following are examples of speech, both direct (words) and symbolic (actions), that the Court has decided are either entitled to First Amendment protections, or not.

This website allows to look at the First Amendment and get a better understanding of what freedom of speech really means.

The Supreme Court's decision in June that some companies did not have to provide contraceptive coverage for their employees only started the debate. In Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, the Supreme Court decided that under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, the religious convictions of a company's owners could apply to the company itself.

This site is an activity based on the Supreme Court Case Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier. Important facts and summaries of the case are include.

This site dicusses marriage as a fundamental right. It lists 14 cases in which it has been stated by the Supreme Court that marraige is a fundamental right to all idividuals.