Federal appeals court dismisses challenge to National Day of Prayer

[JURIST] A three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit [official website] on Thursday dismissed [opinion, PDF] a constitutional challenge to the National Day of Prayer (NDP) [official website]. The decision overturns last year’s decision [JURIST report] by the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin [official website] that the day of prayer more than acknowledged religion, but was an unconstitutional government endorsement of religion in violation of the Establishment Clause of the First…