In a case requiring it to square what the parties posed as competing constitutional provisions, the New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that the award of $4.6 million in taxpayer funds by Morris County to churches violated the Religious Aide Clause of the state Constitution.

And asked whether that provision conflicts with the Free Exercise Clause of the U.S. Constitution, the court answered in the negative.

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