It didn’t take long for the ACLU to challenge the Missouri’s prayer amendment in court. The American Civil Liberties Union filed suit over a section that says the religious rights of inmates are limited to federal law. The ACLU says the state can’t remove protections in a way that affects just one group. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of two inmates in the Missouri Department of Corrections.

Voters approved the public prayer amendment Tuesday by wide margins, 88 percent in Buchanan County and 83 percent statewide.