Florida Court Says No-Aid Claim Against Faith-Based Treatment Program Can Proceed

Religion Clause Blog: “In Council for Secular Humanism, Inc. v. McNeil, (FL Ct. App., Dec. 15, 2009), a Florida state appellate court held that plaintiffs stated a valid claim under the “no-aid” provision of Florida’s Constitution (Art. I, Sec. 3) when they challenged per diem payments by the state to two Christian ministries for prisoners placed in their faith-based substance abuse transitional housing programs . . . ”

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