Cert. Filed In Ban On Church Use of New York City Schools

A petition for certiorari (full text) has been filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in Bronx Household of Faith v. Board of Education of the City of New York, (cert. filed 9/24/2014).  In the case the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision held that the Board of Education of the City of New York did not violate the free exercise clause when in 2007 it changed its rules to bar the use of school facilities by churches for religious worship services. ADF announced the filing of the cert. petition. [Thanks to Jeff Pasek for the lead.]