Morris County is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling by New Jersey’s high court that said the award of $4.6 million in taxpayer funds for historic preservation of churches violated the Religious Aid Clause of the state constitution.

The petition for a writ of certiorari was filed Tuesday on behalf of the county and a group of churches by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, a Washington, D.C.-based group that advocates for the rights of religious institutions.