GLA joins the filing of a merits amicus brief at the U.S. Supreme Court by Advancing American Freedom (AAF) founder Mike Pence, the Young America’s Foundation (YAF), and 41 additional organizations and individuals in Kennedy v. Bremerton

The Global Liberty Alliance (GLA) joined the filing of a merits amicus brief at the U.S. Supreme Court by Advancing American Freedom (AAF) founder Mike Pence, the Young America’s Foundation (YAF), and 41 additional organizations and individuals in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District. In October 2021, GLA was part of a group of amici led by AAF that filed an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the case.

Governments and private entities must never be allowed to interfere with freedom of religion, conscience, and belief. Fundamental rights are sacrosanct. GLA proudly stands with Coach Kennedy and fellow liberty leaders in the brief to the Supreme Court," said Jason Poblete, President and Counsel, Global Liberty Alliance. 

In its amicus brief, AAF argues that brief prayers of personal thanks are protected by the First Amendment and that the Ninth Circuit’s ruling will severely curtail the private religious speech and freedom of public officials.  ​AAF argues that under the Ninth Circuit’s analysis “[n]early all public employees would lose their right to engage in brief, silent prayer and other religious expression.”

And that “any visible practice of personal faith that occurs on duty and in the workplace is subject to government control. Public employees cannot escape or avoid this all-encompassing conception of government speech. No matter how personal or private, if speech or expression occurs in the presence of other individuals at the workplace during duty hours, in the conception of the Ninth Circuit, it is completely unprotected under the First Amendment.”