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The ruling is the latest in a line of decisions from the Supreme Court that have favored religion-based discrimination claims.

The Supreme Court has ruled that Maine can’t exclude religious schools from a program that offers tuition aid for private education, a decision that could ease religious organizations’ access to taxpayer money

The ruling is the latest in a line of decisions from the Supreme Court that have favored religion-based discrimination claims.

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Maine can't exclude religious schools from a program that offers tuition aid for private education, a decision that could ease religious organizations access to taxpayer money.

Justices say Maine's denial of funds to religious schools is unconstitutional; Orthodox Union hails decision as a win 'for religious liberty and parental choice in education'

In a Tuesday ruling, Supreme Court justices voted to expand public funding for religious entities. The decision overturned a lower court ruling that previously dismissed claims of religious discrimination.

The Supreme Court case dealt with whether a public tuition program in Maine can be used to send students to schools that teach a religious curriculum.

The ruling is the latest in a line of decisions from the Supreme Court that have favored religion-based discrimination claims.

In a 6-3 opinion released Tuesday morning, Chief Justice Roberts wrote that a state doesn't have to fund private schools, "but once it does, it cannot disqualify some private schools solely because they are religious."

The Supreme Court case dealt with whether a public tuition program in Maine can be used to send students to schools that teach a religious curriculum.