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What's interesting to note is that shortly after this opinion was issued, there was -- it was read by justice sotomayer. saying by allowing state money to go to a religious institution, particularly here in missouri, this violated the separation of church and state under the constitution. it is very rare for a justice to read a dissent, but justice sotomayor is doing. people who opposed this decision, who wrote against it, the american civil liberties union railed against it saying it could further open the door to state's funding religious institution. this is a minor case where the church sa...

Big fight for religious fights. the church applied for a state grant to resurface its gravel playground with a rubberized surface. missouri denied the church's request on the couch that it wasn't a religious institution. the court sided with the church. noting and i'm quoting here, the consequences of all likelihood, a couple scraped knees, but the exclusion of trinity lutheran from a public benefit for which is otherwise qualified solely because it is a church is odious to our constitution all the same and cannot stand. back to. >> julie: thank you doug. reporting from the supreme court today...

It is an historic day on the supreme court. in a few minutes neil gorsuch will take his seat on the court for the first time. joining me live cnn supreme court reporter arianne devogue. >> neil gorsuch will take the bench for the first time and this is a big week for the court. they're about to issue an orders list, that has to do with cases they may or may not take next term. there's a religious liberty case and also the potential of them taking a challenge to north carolina voter i.d. law. they'll sit for arguments today, tomorrow and wednesday and wednesday is another religious liberty case...

Busy docket. shannon, he has a full plate, doesn't he? . >> he does. can you imagine walking into this mid stream? normally ready to go in september and the fall. but walking in, he will drink from a fire hose. he will be seated to hear a group of cases starting on the 17th. one really interesting case that stands out, everybody will be watching, they think he may be the tie-breaking vote, this is a case of a church preschool in missouri that applied for a state grant that is designed to help people make play grounds safer for kids. and they wanted to get some new material, scrap tires that th...

>> we hope. because those things happen a lot. we keep hearing from you with them. keep them coming. >> heather nauert, tell us what else is happening. >> that is something else. how do you segueway to monica lewinsky after that? >> clean talk. >> thank you. she's back once again a month after telling vanity fair magazine in a tell-all, she is set to give her first interview in 11 years. this time to national geographic television. she's one of 120 people who will be featured in a three-part mini series on the 90s. it debuts next month. illinois state representative derek smith forced to fac...