The legal controversy over the use of New York City public schools for weekend religious services appears to have come to an end after 16 years with the refusal of the U.S. Supreme Court to take the case.
Read the church’s application for review by the U.S. Supreme Court andthe city’s opposition.
The Court yesterday denied certiorari inThe Bronx Household of Faith v. Board of Education of the City of New York, 11-386, giving the city a victory on a Board of Education policy barring worship services in schools.
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