In 5-4 decision, Supreme Court rules states cannot ban public funding for religious schools

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    The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that states violate the Constitution if they prevent religious schools from receiving some state benefits that are available to other schools.

    Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the 5-4 ruling, which further lowered the wall of separation between the church and the state and will likely affect laws or constitutional provisions in more than two-thirds of the nation that bar public funding for churches and religious schools.

    The decision gives a boost to the Trump administration’s efforts to get more public support for students in religious schools, while teachers organizations said such a move would hurt the nation's public schools.

    Read more https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/su...court-rules-states-cannot-ban-public-n1231389
     

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