Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Carson v. Makin (discriminatory school funding decision)

 From SCOTUSblog:

The Supreme Court STRIKES DOWN a Maine education program that provides tuition assistance for students to attend some private schools but excludes schools that provide religious instruction. SCOTUS says the exclusion of religious schools is unconstitutional.

Here's the opinion from John Roberts in Carson v. Makin: supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf. The vote is 6-3 along ideological lines, with Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan in dissent.

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