One of the most significant U.S. Supreme Court decisions in 2017 could come in a case from Columbia, Mo., concerning the relationship between church and state.
Trinity Lutheran Church applied in 2012 for a state program that reimburses non-profits for purchasing and installing recycled tire scraps to resurface playgrounds. Citing a state constitutional clause barring money to aid churches or religious sects, Missouri denied the church's application for its preschool that operates in the church's building.
After the church sued, both the federal circuit court and the appeals court ruled for the state. The Supreme Court agreed last year to hear the case, now known as Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Pauley.
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