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Illustration on praying football coach Joe Kennedy by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

School district that fired praying coach Joe Kennedy under investigation, again

By Hiram Sasser

Bremerton High School assistant coach Joe Kennedy takes a knee and prays at the 50-yard line after Bremerton's win over Mount Douglas in a high school football game at Bremerton Memorial Stadium in Bremerton, Wash., on Sept. 1, 2023. Kennedy, the praying football coach who had a long legal battle to get his job back, resigned Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, after his first game back on the job. He cited multiple reasons for his resignation including taking care of an ailing family member out of state. (Meegan M. Reid/Kitsap Sun via AP, File)

No more Friday night lights: Coach who prayed on the field resigns, citing family issues

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

Bremerton assistant football coach Joe Kennedy, at center in blue, is surrounded by Centralia High School football players after they took a knee and prayed with him on the field after the team's game against Bremerton on Oct. 16, 2015, in Bremerton, Wash. Years after Kennedy left the football team over objections to his post-game praying on the field, he has returned to the gridiron thanks to a Supreme Court decision, and his first game back is Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. (Meegan M. Reid/Kitsap Sun via AP, File)

Praying high school coach returns to gridiron Friday night, will take a knee after the game

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

Joe Kennedy, a former assistant football coach at Bremerton High School in Bremerton, Wash., poses for a photo March 9, 2022, at the school's football field. After losing his coaching job for refusing to stop kneeling in prayer with players and spectators on the field immediately after football games, Kennedy will take his arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, April 25, 2022, saying the Bremerton School District violated his First Amendment rights by refusing to let him continue praying at midfield after games. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Sports Illustrated hits Supreme Court case on high school coach praying on field

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Joe Kennedy, a former assistant football coach at Bremerton High School in Bremerton, Wash., poses for a photo March 9, 2022, at the school's football field. After losing his coaching job for refusing to stop kneeling in prayer with players and spectators on the field immediately after football games, Kennedy will take his arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, April 25, 2022, saying the Bremerton School District violated his First Amendment rights by refusing to let him continue praying at midfield after games. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Praying high school football coach to ask Supreme Court for his job back

By Gene Johnson - Associated Press

The Supreme Court is seen at dusk in Washington on Oct. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

School district lawyers ask Supreme Court to dismiss lawsuit from coach who prayed on field

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this pair of June 1, 2020, file photos, Rep. Joe Kennedy III, left, and Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., right, wait for the start of a debate in Springfield, Mass. Kennedy is a candidate and Markey is the incumbent in the Sept. 1 Democratic primary election for Senate. (Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool, File)

Kennedy’s legacy hovering over Senate race in Massachusetts

By STEVE LeBLANC - Associated Press

Sen. Edward Markey, left, and Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III, both D-Mass., take part in the final debate before the Democratic primary, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, in Needham, Mass. (Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool)

Pelosi endorses Kennedy over Markey in US Senate primary

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

In this May 14, 2020, file photo, Rep. Joe Kennedy III, D-Mass., asks questions during a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Mr. Kennedy received House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's endorsement on Aug. 20, 2020, in his primary challenge against Sen. Edward Markey. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP, File)

Pelosi endorses Joe Kennedy in Senate Democratic primary

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Kennedy invokes family’s legacy in bid to unseat Markey

By STEVE LeBLANC - Associated Press

Rep. Joe Kennedy III speaks during a televised debate with Sen. Edward Markey in Boston on Monday, June 8, 2020. Markey and his Democratic primary challenger Kennedy sharpened their elbows as they faced off for a televised debate Monday evening. (Jessica Bradley/WPRI-TV via AP)

Joe Kennedy III: Patriots should sign Colin Kaepernick, NFL should apologize

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 5, 2015, photo, former Bremerton High School assistant football coach Joe Kennedy poses for a photo at Bremerton Memorial Stadium in Bremerton, Wash. A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, that the Bremerton School District does not have to immediately re-hire Kennedy, who lost his job after refusing to stop leading players in prayer on the football field after games. (Larry Steagall/Kitsap Sun via AP) **FILE**

Joe Kennedy, football coach fired for praying, gets handshake from Trump at White House

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, speaks to delegates during the 2019 Massachusetts Democratic Party Convention, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, in Springfield, Mass. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Warren promises state Democrats she’ll focus on the issues

By STEVE LeBLANC - Associated Press

2 top Democrats say they’re sticking with Markey endorsement

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US Rep. Kennedy swearing off corporate PAC donations

Associated Press

FILE - This Jan. 2, 2019 file photo shows the Massachusetts Statehouse in Boston. As health insurance is becoming a key issue in the 2020 presidential contest, new data shows that more than two-thirds of Massachusetts businesses offered health plans to their employees. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Massachusetts Democrats eye possible Kennedy/Markey face-off

By STEVE LeBLANC - Associated Press

U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III, D-Mass., hugs Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, on the way into a fire station in Newton, Mass. Kennedy III, a scion of one of America's most storied political families, is taking steps to challenge U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., in the 2020 Democratic primary, setting the stage for what could be a bitter intra-party battle split along generational lines. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Rep. Kennedy says he’s still weighing possible Senate run

By STEVE LeBLANC - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 27, 2019 file photo, Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., speaks during a Senate Transportation subcommittee on commercial airline safety, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Some Massachusetts voters see Markey as potentially vulnerable to a primary challenge, and one group is even trying to persuade U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy to run for his seat. Markey has represented Massachusetts in Congress for decades _ first in the House before winning Democrat John Kerry's former Senate seat in 2013 _ but the state saw an incumbent lose just last year as Democrats elected more women and minorities. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Sen. Markey faces 2 challengers; now some pushing for a 3rd

By STEVE LeBLANC - Associated Press

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court rejected an appeal from a former Seattle-area football coach Joe Kennedy, who lost his job because he refused to stop praying on the field. But four justices said they are interested in the case and the legal issues it raises. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Supreme Court declines to hear Kennedy v. Bremerton School District arguments

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times

Massachusetts delegation eyeing reins of power in US House

By STEVE LeBLANC - Associated Press