OneNewsNow - Will Prayer Case Affect SCOTUS Nomination?

by Allie Martin, OneNewsNow

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A conservative Christian attorney says a U.S. federal judge's decision to scrap the National Day of Prayer not only goes against the Constitution, but also violates the founding fathers' guidelines.
 
Last week, U.S. Federal Judge Barbara Crabb ruled in favor of the Freedom From Religion Foundation's argument that the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional, saying the event violated the First Amendment's Establishment Clause (see earlier story).
 
Jay Sekulow, chief counsel for the American Center for Law & Justice, recently shared on FOX News that he believes the case will have a big impact in the United States, especially in light of an expected Supreme Court vacancy.
 
"Every time...in the last at least 15 to 20 years when there's been a Supreme Court vacancy, it seems that there's one case that arises that gets the interest of the United States Senate and the confirmation process," he observes. "And that may well be this case because it's a unique case. It's a federal statute; it's the National Day of Prayer passed by Congress."
 
Sekulow thinks the case could end up being a deciding factor in the process of nominating and confirming a Supreme Court justice.