If not everyone agrees that they're secular, what happens to the separation of church and state? : Analysis Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events The American Center for Law and Justice — led by Trump attorney Jay Sekulow — is challenging public-school mindfulness programs for endorsing Buddhism. This is not the first time religious conservatives have argued that schools violate the First Amendment by establishing non-Christian religions.