On Tuesday, the Supreme Court decided Carson v. Makin. In its compelling decision, the court struck another significant blow for equal government treatment of religion.

The case concerned a Maine program that provides education to students in (mostly rural) areas that don’t have secondary schools. Among the educational options, students can attend private schools with the state footing the tuition bill. That is, the state will pay so long as the students’ parents choose a “nonsectarian” school. No religious institutions qualify.