With scott pelley. Pelley good evening. This is our western edition. In a close decision, the u. S. Supreme court ruled that a small town in upstate new york can open its Council Meetings with a prayer. Conservative justices backed the 54 decision ruling that the opening prayer in the town of greece is constitutional. Jan crawford tells us why. Reporter the justices emphasize the long history and tradition of prayer before legislative sessions going back 200 years to the nations founding and compared it to the pledge of allegiance or inaugural prayer designed to lend gravity to public proceedings, not to afford government an opportunity to proselytize. They sued the town of greece was sued for having invitations not always by sometimes by christian ministers at the beginning of Council Meetings. Linda stephens. You shouldnt be required to stand up, bow your head and pray to jesus. Reporter in an opinion by justice kennedy, he said prayers evoked universal themes and local officials mad