Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh says state laws blocking taxpayer-funded church repairs are 'pure discrimination'
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to review cases concerning whether it is lawful for the government to block historic preservation funds from going to religious buildings such as churches.
"At some point, this Court will need to decide whether governments that distribute historic preservation funds may deny funds to religious organizations simply because the organizations are religious," Kavanaugh wrote. The nation's top court last addressed the matter in 2017, when it found that it was discriminatory for states to block taxpayer funds to religious schools, but limited their opinion in a footnote to the very specific case of playground resurfacing. Justices Clarence Thomas and Gorsuch at the time took issue with that limitation.
Kavanaugh seemed to take issue with that interpretation, decrying what he called the"No religious organizations need apply" rule that he said"appears similar" to the playground case.
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