Foreword
The U.S. Supreme Court has indicated in past cases that government money can be directed to religious institutions as long as those funds aren’t used for sectarian purposes. But does a government grant program have to be open to religious groups, or can a State ban them from consideration? This is the question presented by one of the most closely watched cases of the 2016–17 term, Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer. In 2012, Trinity Lutheran, which operates a preschool education and daycare center in Columbia, Missouri, called The Learning Center, applied for a government grant that would cover its playground…
