US Supreme Court: States cannot ban public funds for religious schools

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that states violate the federal Constitution if they bar religious schools from receiving state benefits afforded to other schools.

The 5-4 ruling in favor will affect laws and provisions relating to the separation of church and the state.

The ruling involved a Montana program launched in 2015 to provide tax credits for people and businesses making donations to private schools. However, a Montana state agency barred religious schools from receiving that money.

"A state need not subsidize private education," said Chief Justice John Roberts who wrote the opinion. "But once a state decides to do so, it cannot disqualify some private schools solely because they are religious."

Submitted July 02, 2020 at 05:54AM by MidhunTranz https://ift.tt/2YQ83VR