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Mahmood Expands Parental Rights Against School Practices
- Mahmud (parental-rights free exercise) creates a broader parental control doctrine that complicates passive religious displays in schools.
- David and Sarah argue daily exposure to a Protestant Ten Commandments poster could cross from mere exposure to interference with parental religious upbringing.
Offended Observer Standing Is Narrow And Contested
- Standing is a significant hurdle in Establishment Clause suits based on offended-observer claims.
- Judges in the Fifth Circuit majority viewed plaintiffs' claims as hypothetical fear of future offense rather than concrete injury, affecting justiciability despite agreeing on merits for some.
Lisa's Kentucky School Days With Prayer And Posters
- Lisa Blatt recounts growing up with Ten Commandments posters and school prayer in Kentucky through high school in the 1980s.
- She says compulsory religious exercise was common then and did not produce the societal benefits proponents claim.
