The Supreme Court ruled this week that the state of Missouri cannot exclude non-profit, religious  organizations from programs for which secular non-profits are eligible.  The Washington Post has a news story on the opinion here.  According to the Court “But the exclusion of Trinity Lutheran from a public benefit for which it is otherwise…
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On May 3, The Wall Street Journal posted a short op-ed I wrote on the Trinity Lutheran case.  (Sorry, but the op-ed is behind a pay wall; however, here is a blog post that gives some background to the case and my first impressions.)  Professor Michael Stokes Paulsen, alleging I was “wrong on every…
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The media has been reporting on the arguments in Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer, the so-called “playground case.”  I’ve had a chance to examine the briefs and arguments and wanted to share these thoughts. First, a bit of background. The state of Missouri operates a program whereby it reimburses nonprofits when they install rubber…
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