Tag Archives: Carson v. Makin
SCOTUS Upholds Religious Freedom in Education Choice
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued a decisive victory for religious freedom and school choice this morning in a 6-3 ruling in the Carson v. Makin case.
Posted in Education, Religious Liberty
Tagged Carson v. Makin, David Shestokas, Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, First Amendment, First Liberty Institute, Free Exercise clause, Inc. v. Comer, John Roberts, Kelly Shackelford, School Choice, Stephen Breyer, Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, U.S. Supreme Court
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SCOTUS Will Hear Potentially Landmark Maine School Choice Case
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a potentially landmark case challenging a Maine law that bans families from participating in a student-aid program if they choose to send their children to religious schools.
Posted in Education
Tagged Carson v. Makin, education choice, Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, School Choice, SCOTUS, Trinity Lutheran v. Comer
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IFI Urges Supreme Court to Take a Case to Stop Discrimination Against Religious Schools
Last Thursday, IFI’s lawyers filed a “friend of the court” brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take a case (Carson v. Makin) that could end discrimination against religious schools. The case involves a Maine school program that pays the private school tuition for students who live in an area that lacks a public high school. The schools eligible to receive this tuition are, according to the Maine Department of Education, private secular schools and nominally religious schools, but not schools that intentionally teach subjects from a religious perspective.
Posted in Education, Religious Liberty
Tagged Carson v. Makin, Equal Protection Clause, Jim Davids, Religious education
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