Uthmeier: Florida Constitution’s ban on state dollars for religion violates First Amendment

By: Liv Caputo

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: April 3, 2026

Words: 548

Last Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago

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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier won’t enforce part of the state Constitution banning government funding for churches and other religious groups on the theory it violates the First Amendment, he claimed this week.

“This [Florida] constitutional provision reads as a prohibition barring religious entities from partaking in any grant program, no matter how they would use the funds,” Uthmeier wrote in a legal opinion released Thursday, advocating for the state’s ability to pay for religious …

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