Supreme Court Holds Denial of Playground Resurfacing Grant To Church Violates Free Exercise Clause [POST WILL BE UPDATED]
Jun 26, 2017 at 9:32 am
In a 7-2 decision in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer, (Sup. Ct., June 26, 2017), the U.S. Supreme Court today held that the First Amendment free exercise rights of Trinity Lutheran Church were violated when the state of Missouri denied the church's Child Learning Center a grant for resurfacing of its playground with scrap tire material. The state had relied on Missouri Constitution's Blaine Amendment which prohibits financial assistance directly to any church. [THIS POST WILL BE UPDATED WITH A MORE COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS LATER TODAY.]
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