Ishmael Jaffree, Who Won Case Rejecting School Prayer, Dies at 80

2026-04-14 18:06 • ;Clay Risen
An Alabama parent, he objected to prayer in his children’s classrooms. The Supreme Court ruled for him, a high-water mark in the push for the strict separation of church and state.
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