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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.