ACLU appeals federal decision in Ga. prayer case
Civil liberties attorneys Wednesday urged a federal appeals panel to block a suburban Atlanta county from allowing clergy to open meetings with Christian prayers, although the judges seemed reluctant to overturn a lower court’s ruling upholding the practice.
The American Civil Liberties Union has asked the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a federal judge’s July 2007 refusal to issue an injunction against Cobb County officials who began meetings of its Board of Commissioners and planning commission with invocational prayers from invited clergy.