Here's why a school coach's prayer on the football field made it to the Supreme Court - and what it could mean for the future of religious freedom. RELATED: What Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation means for the Supreme Court https://youtu.be/b1iu54r-8hQ The Supreme Court's conservative majority appeared to be leaning against a public school that ousted a football coach for praying on the 50-yard line after games as some justices suggested Monday that they saw the prayers as a private matter. In one of several cases before the court this term testing the limits of Americans' ability to exercise religion in public, former assistant coach Joseph Kennedy sued Bremerton High School for violating his First Amendment rights when officials declined to re-up his contract after some players joined him midfield to take part in the prayers. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/38n6whc » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #SupremeCourt #Religion #ReligiousFreedom