A Nevada judge dismissed a suit challenging the constitutionality of the state’s landmark school choice program.

The suit, brought by the American Civil Liberties Union, asserted that the program was illegal because families could use government education funds at religious schools. The judge said the program was constitutional because parents, not the state government, decide if they want to use the funds at religious schools.

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