Interpretation of Florida “No-Aid” Provision Certified To State High Court

Religion Clause Blog: “In Council for Secular Humanism, Inc. v. McNeil, (FL App., April 27, 2010), a Florida appellate court in an Establishment Clause case, by a 7-7 vote, denied a motion for en banc review of a decision by a 3-judge panel. However the 3 judges did file an amended panel decision and certified to the state Supreme Court as a matter of great public importance the question of whether the ‘no aid’ provision in Florida’s constitution prohibits the state from contracting with religious organizations for the provision of faith based transitional housing for inmates . . . “