Background-and from Tuesday

In 2003, state lawmakers amended an existing law that already allowed schools to hold a moment of silence to specify that students can use the time to "reflect, pray, meditate, or engage in any other silent activity that is not likely to interfere with or distract another student."

W. Dean Cook, a lawyer for the Crofts, said the new version of the law is an "endorsement of prayer."

"By including the word 'prayer' in there, that shows a non-secular purpose," he told the judges.