Vouchers and other forms of private-school aid plans have been getting trounced at the ballot box since 1967.

The Alaska Superior Court ruled in October that Kenai Peninsula Borough violated the religious-freedom protections of the Alaska Constitution by restricting the faith traditions from which residents may offer invocations during public meetings.

Another court delivered a victory this week for those striving to make public meetings more inclusive to people of all religions and the nonreligious: The Alaska Superior Court ruled that Kenai Peninsula Borough is violating the state constitution’s religious freedom protections by restricting the faith traditions from which residents may offer invocations during public meetings.