NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court has rejected an attempt by New York City to keep churches out of its public schools while a judge decides whether a city law banning them from its school buildings can be enforced.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a two-page order Wednesday that declined the city's request to block a lower court judge who stopped the city from enforcing its no-worship-in-schools policy.
The appeals court urged the judge to issue a final decision by mid-June so it can be resolved by the start of the new school year.
Federal Judge Loretta Preska earlier this month ruled that a tiny Bronx church would probably win its lawsuit seeking to stop the city from enforcing its law to stop church services in schools.
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