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Legislative prayers are as old as America and courts have no business regulating them.

U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, who signed a brief filed Monday that argues the U.S. Supreme Court shouldn’t change the precedent set in 1983 that upheld the right to start a legislative gathering with a prayer. The high court is expected to hear a similar case in October.

U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, who signed a brief filed Monday that argues the U.S. Supreme Court shouldn’t change the precedent set in 1983 that upheld the right to start a legislative gathering with a prayer. The high court is expected to hear a similar case in October.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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