TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 2000
JUSTICES STAY OUT OF GOOD FRIDAY ISSUE
WASHINGTON - THE SUPREME COURT WANTS NO SAY, NOT YET ANYWAY, IN HOW STATES TREAT GOOD FRIDAY.
THE NATION'S HIGHEST COURT MONDAY REJECTED A CHALLENGE TO INDIANA'S DESIGNATION OF GOOD FRIDAY AS A STATE HOLIDAY. THE DENIAL OF REVIEW ALLOWS THE STATE TO KEEP GIVING ITS EMPLOYEES THAT DAY OFF, A PRACTICE BEGUN IN 1941.