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Supreme Court Could Be Headed To A Major Unraveling Of Public School Funding

At Wednesday's arguments, a majority of the justices suggested a major expansion of public funding for parochial schools.

In a case with potentially profound implications, the U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority seemed ready to invalidate a provision of the Montana state constitution that bars aid to religious schools. A decision like that would work a sea change in constitutional law, significantly removing the longstanding high wall of separation between church and state.

The focal point of Wednesday's argument was a ruling by the Montana

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