Christians: What do you think about forced 12 step participation by courts and labor licensing agencies?

I was forced by the state nursing board to not only attend, but be monitored for my participation in AA/NA meetings as a requirement for being reinstated as an Rn. This included monthly reports by a sponsor who had to address whether I prayed, and professed to a belief in a higher power. I retained a civil rights attorney because I wasn't comfortable being forced to pray outside of my chosen place of worship. I felt a disconnection with God doing that. I think it violates the 1st amendment, but I'd be very interested in what non-fundamentalists believe. Not to slam fundamentalists, but I have those in my family, and I know what their opinions are. Thanks for serious, nonjudgmental answers.