Has the door been opened for state funding to yeshivos?
Justice Neil Gorsuch: “The general principles here do not permit discrimination against religious exercise — whether on the playground or anywhere else”
A recent US Supreme Court decision could open the door for state funding to yeshivos and other religious institutions.
Last week the Court decided that the state of Missouri violated the First Amendment’s free exercise clause when it denied state funding to a church school that had applied to a state program to resurface its playgrounds.
By a 7-2 majority the Supreme Court ruled that the church could not be denied money made available to other charitable organizations simply because it is a church.
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