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In
this photo taken Jan. 26, 2016, the empty playground at Trinity Lutheran Church
in Columbia, Mo. Justice Neil Gorsuch's first week hearing Supreme Court
arguments features a case that's giving school choice advocates hope for an
easier use of public money for private, religious schools in dozens of states.
The long-delayed argument Wednesday, April 19, 2017, deals with whether
Missouri should pay for a soft surface at the church playground. (Annaliese
Nurnberg/Missourian via AP)
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Justice Neil Gorsuch's
first week on the Supreme Court bench features an important case about the
separation of church and state that has its roots on a Midwestern church
playground. The outcome could make it easier to use state money to pay for
private, religious schooling in many states.
