{"id":102840,"date":"2026-08-28T23:25:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T23:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=102840"},"modified":"2026-08-28T23:25:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T23:25:07","slug":"student-asks-supreme-court-to-overturn-ruling-blocking-public-aid-for-religious-studies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/student-asks-supreme-court-to-overturn-ruling-blocking-public-aid-for-religious-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Estudante pede ao Supremo Tribunal que anule decis\u00e3o que bloqueia ajuda p\u00fablica para estudos religiosos"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Representatives for Liberty University student Bethany Hall have filed a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a decades-old court decision that has been used to bar Catholic institutions from receiving state funds.The National Legal Foundation, Claybrook LLC, Troutman Pepper Locke, First Liberty Institute, and Alliance Defending Freedom filed the petition on Aug. 11. The filing follows a May 13 ruling by a 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel that rejected Hall\u2019s attempt to sue Virginia officials for\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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The filing follows a May 13 ruling by a 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel that rejected Hall\u2019s attempt to sue Virginia officials for\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-102840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":38615,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/oklahoma-catholic-charter-school-loses-supreme-court-bid-for-state-approval\/","url_meta":{"origin":102840,"position":0},"title":"Oklahoma Catholic charter school loses Supreme Court bid for state approval","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Junho 2, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. \/ Credit: Wolfgang Schaller|Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 22, 2025 \/ 12:12 pm (CNA). 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