ABC, CBS Omit Win for Religious Liberty in the Supreme Court, NBC Downplays

Nicholas Fondacaro | June 27, 2017
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When the Supreme Court of the United States released its latest batch of rulings on Monday, most eyes were on the court allowing partial implementation of the President’s travel ban on six Middle Eastern countries. The Big Three Networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) spent a lot of time hyper focusing on that ruling and the CBO report of the Senate health care bill. There was also a big win for religious liberty that got omitted from the reports of both ABC and CBS, while NBC simply tacked it onto the end of their travel ban report.

The case was Trinity Lutheran Church v. the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (Comer). Fox News’ Special Report was one of few TV outlets to cover the development. “The church applied for a state grant to resurface its gravel playground surface with a rubberized surface,” reported Correspondent Doug McKelway. “Missouri denied the church’s request on the grounds it was a religious institution.”

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