CA Court Allows Jewish Parents to Choose Religious School for Disabled Child | EWTN News Nightly

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In a California court this week, Jewish parents won the right to nominate a religious school as the best option for their disabled child. At the heart of this challenge are federal funds. California's educational bureaucracy is trying to keep that money from schools labeled "sectarian" or religious private schools. Federal money that goes to individual State Departments of Education is meant to provide disability services for those who can't be served in public schools, and these parents argue that a school that also maintains their religious tradition will be the best place for their child. President of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Mark Rienzi, reminds us about a Supreme Court ruling in 2022 that found religious discrimination in state-level programs to be against the law and discusses why these Jewish parents have to go to court in California. It is clear that religious groups were not able to participate in this program. Rienzi tells us whether he thinks this could head to the Supreme Court in the coming months. Rienzi's law firm has another case defending goat-herding nuns and the Diocese of Albany, New York that was appealed to the Supreme Court this week. Rienzi fills us in on what the difference is with the case appealed this week in which a different order of Anglican nuns is asking the Supreme Court to weigh in again. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf

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