The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Nurre v. Whitehead that a school district could ban religious-themed instrumental musical at a high school graduation ceremony.  The court said the ban did not violate the Free Speech, Establishment, and Equal Protection Clauses of the United States Constitution.  The plaintiff was a band member who sued because the district prohibited the band from playing the song “Ave Maria.”

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