BREAKING: Supreme Court Rules on State's Ban on Aid to Religious Schools

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : CNN noted that the Supreme Court is "bolster[ing] religious rights and deciding cases on the side of religious liberties."
46% : Chief Justice John Roberts wrote, "Maine's 'nonsectarian' requirement for its otherwise generally available tuition assistance payments violates the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.
45% : They can sign contracts with nearby public schools, or they can pay tuition at a private school chosen by parents so long as it is, in the words of a state law, "a nonsectarian school in accordance with the First Amendment of the United States Constitution."
45% : SCOTUSblog tweeted, "The Supreme Court STRIKES DOWN a Maine education program that provides tuition assistance for students to attend some private schools but excludes schools that provide religious instruction.

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