▁it ▁claimed ▁the ▁words ▁" non sect arian ▁and ▁non - pro s ely t izing " ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁necessary . ▁The ▁Does ▁wanted ▁prayer ▁at ▁school ▁events ▁to ▁be ▁found ▁un const itution al ▁altogether . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 – 1 ▁decision , ▁Jacques ▁L . ▁Wiener , ▁Jr ., ▁and ▁Sarah ▁E . ▁Hor v ath ▁agreed ▁with ▁the ▁District ▁Court ▁that ▁" the ▁words ▁' non sect arian , ▁non ▁pros ely t izing ' ▁are ▁constitution ally ▁necessary ▁components " ▁of ▁a ▁policy ▁gover ning ▁prayer ▁at ▁gradu ations . ▁However , ▁the ▁App e als ▁Court ▁struck ▁down ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁decision ▁that ▁permitted ▁prayer ▁at ▁football ▁games . ▁Gr adu ation ▁was ▁a ▁once - in - a - l if etime ▁event ▁that ▁des erved ▁to ▁be ▁solemn ized ▁with ▁prayer , ▁while ▁football ▁games ▁were ▁" far ▁less ▁solemn ▁and ▁extraordinary ." ▁E . ▁Gr ady ▁J olly ▁diss ented , ▁object ing ▁that ▁now ▁" the ▁majority ▁express ly ▁ex ert s ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁content ▁of ▁its ▁citizens ' ▁pray ers ." ▁ ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁granted ▁cert ior ari , ▁limited ▁to ▁the ▁following ▁question : ▁" Wh ether ▁pet ition er ' s ▁policy ▁perm itting ▁student - led , ▁student - init i ated ▁prayer ▁at ▁football ▁games ▁viol ates ▁the ▁Est ab lish ment ▁Cla use ." ▁ ▁Op in ion ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁ ▁The ▁Court ▁held ▁that ▁the ▁policy ▁allowing ▁the ▁student -