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Federal judge rules public charter school violated church's First Amendment rights

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3 weeks ago

A federal judge in Idaho ruled that a public charter school violated a church’s First Amendment rights when it canceled a lease that allowed the church to hold Sunday services inside its gymnasium. The decision from Chief U.S. District Court Judge David Nye came in response to a lawsuit centering on a lease agreement between Truth Family Bible Church and Sage International, a charter school with a campus in Middleton, according to Idaho Education News. The website reported that when the lease was canceled last year, Sage International was applying for around $15 million in bonds to finance bui...