A U.S. appeals court ruled against the American Jewish Congress in its lawsuit against the AmeriCorps program. Reversing a lower court ruling, the court ruled Tuesday that AmeriCorps’ offering grants for the teaching of secular programs by grantees that also offer religious education does not violate the Constitution’s Establishment Clause.
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