Supreme Court strikes down ban on state funding for religious education, a major win for religious interests

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : Maine, a largely rural state that does not have public schools in some areas, has a program that allows public funds to cover students' tuition fees at nearby private schools, so long as they are "nonsectarian."
51% : "It's saying, if you don't want to enlist private schools to help educate your kids, you don't have to do.
49% :The decision adds to a series of recent Supreme Court rulings that have protected religious liberties.
45% :"Maine's 'nonsectarian' requirement for its otherwise generally available tuition assistance payments violates the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment," Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the opinion.

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