Court: NYC can ban church service in public school

NEW YORK

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday reversed a 2012 decision allowing a small church to hold religious services at a city school.

It's the latest development in a two-decade-long legal fight involving the Bronx Household of Faith.

The decision strikes down a lower court ruling that blocked the city from enforcing the ban.

The lower court found the ban violated First Amendment protections regarding free exercise of faith.

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