ATLANTA, GA – Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that the state of Georgia joined 20 other states* in filing an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in support of Jackson County, Michigan’s position in Bormuth v. County of Jackson.

“The tradition of legislative prayer dates back to our country’s founding,” said Attorney General Chris Carr. “The amicus brief shows that lawmaker-led prayer, at both the state and local level, has been an integral part of that longstanding tradition, and we have a strong interest in preserving this form of liberty.”

*Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and West Virginia also signed the amicus brief.