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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    SCOTUS considers disability law, state funding for religious schools

    The Supreme Court is considering two cases about public education this week. One involves the bar to prove discrimination related to disability, and the other involves state funding for a religious charter school.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 28, 2025 • 1 min read

    The Supreme Court is considering two cases about public education this week. One involves the bar to prove discrimination related to disability, and the other involves state funding for a religious charter school.

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    2 of 4
    Trump v. ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions, Rufus Wainwright’s ‘Dream Requiem’
    1. 0:00Can Trump win his fight with ‘sanctuary’ states and cities?
    2. 11:35SCOTUS considers disability law, state funding for religious schoolsYou’re reading this
    3. 22:31‘Sinners’ shakes up the box office and Hollywood
    4. 33:37Rufus Wainwright on ‘Dream Requiem,’ prescient power of music
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