Washington – Can a public high school hold its graduation ceremony in a local church? The Supreme Court has been pondering that question in its private conference for six weeks, discussing whether to take up a Wisconsin case that could reset the line separating church and state.
Last year, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago ruled that the Elmbrook School District, near Milwaukee, violated the First Amendment and its ban on “an establishment of religion” by holding a high school graduation ceremony in the sanctuary of an evangelical Christian church.