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The Supreme Court on Monday amended a recent order agreeing to hear a case that could significantly alter the scope of tax exemptions for religious groups. In its brief order, the Court narrowed its review of the case, saying that it would examine only whether Wisconsin violated the First Amendment's religious freedom clause by denying a Catholic group a tax exemption because it did not meet the state's criteria for religious activity. However, the Court will not address the question of whether state courts can require proof of unconstitutionality "beyond...