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• The ruling was a victory for the town of Greece, New York, outside of Rochester.
• In 1983, the court upheld an opening prayer in the Nebraska Legislature and said prayer is part of the nation's fabric, not a violation of the First Amendment. Monday's ruling was consistent with the earlier one.
• Justice Anthony Kennedy, writing for the majority, said the prayers are ceremonial and in keeping with the nation's traditions.
• "The inclusion of a brief, ceremonial prayer as part of a larger exercise in civic recognition suggests that its purpose and effect are to acknowledge religious leaders and the institutions they represent, rather than to exclude or coerce nonbelievers," Kennedy said.
• Justice Elena Kagan, in a dissent for the court's four liberal justices, said the case differs significantly from the 1983 decision because "Greece's town meetings involve participation by ordinary citizens, and the invocations given -- directly to those citizens -- were predominantly sectarian in content."
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• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Police in Sioux Falls are looking for a dog that bit a 12-year-old boy over the weekend.
• The Animal Control Division of the Sioux Falls Police Department says the dog's vaccinations need to be verified.
• The dog's breed has not been identified. The animal was described as a medium- to large-sized black dog. The canine was wearing a dark colored collar with a pink metal tag.
• Police say the boy was bitten Saturday while he was walking on the northeast part of the city.
• Police ask that residents with information on the dog contact animal control.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Authorities say they have a "person of interest" in a case in which 37 horses were let loose at the Stanley County Fairgrounds early Sunday.
• Chief Deputy Sheriff Greg Swanson says the 24-year-old man is in custody on an aggravated assault charge for allegedly threatening someone at the fairgrounds with a pitchfork, but he hasn't been charged in the horse case. The investigation is continuing.
• The horses owned by a Wounded Knee man were released from a barn about 2

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