On June 27, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of high school football coach Joseph Kennedy, affirming that his personal post-game prayers were protected under the Free Speech and Free Exercise Clauses of the First Amendment. The Court overruled the Lemon test, which had previously assessed government endorsement of religion, concluding that Kennedy's brief, private prayers did not violate the Establishment Clause. The case stemmed from the Bremerton School District's disciplinary actions against Kennedy for praying on the field, which they argued could be perceived as endorsing religion. The ruling clarifies that while personal religious expression is generally protected, it does not allow for all forms of religious activities in schools, necessitating individual evaluation of each situation.