Contempt Order Sought In Md. Public Prayer Case

The American Humanist Association is asking a federal judge to hold the Carroll County Commissioners in contempt for violating his order barring them from opening meetings with sectarian prayers.

The Washington-based group said Wednesday it's asking the U.S. District Court in Baltimore to fine the county $30,000.

Commissioner Robin Frazier opened last Thursday's meeting with an overtly Christian prayer that defied a preliminary injunction in a First Amendment case filed by the association and four county residents.
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