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A Threat to the Separation of Church and State

A Threat to the Separation of Church and State

FromWhat Next | Daily News and Analysis


A Threat to the Separation of Church and State

FromWhat Next | Daily News and Analysis

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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Jan 29, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Republican lawmakers in Montana came up with a plan to help taxpayers fund scholarships for private schools, including religious ones. But Montana’s constitution makes it clear that public funding for parochial schools is not allowed. Now, religious school parents have appealed their case to the Supreme Court. The resulting decision could undermine the separation of church and state.
Guest: Mark Joseph Stern covers courts and the law for Slate. 
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Released:
Jan 29, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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