Supreme Court says Maine cannot exclude religious schools from tuition assistance programs

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : The Supreme Court said Tuesday that Maine cannot exclude religious schools from a tuition assistance program that allows parents to use vouchers to send their children to public or private schools.
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 for the majority.
41% : The 6-3 ruling is the latest move by the conservative court to expand religious liberty rights and bring more religion into public life, a trend bolstered by the addition of three of former President Donald Trump's nominees.
30% : Addressing the emphasis on "government neutrality" in a dissent by Justice Stephen Breyer, Roberts wrote that "there is nothing neutral about Maine's program." "The state" he said, "pays for tuition for certain students at private schools -- so long as they are not religious." "That is discrimination against religion," Roberts said.

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