Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue Archives

30 Jun 2020 |

SCOTUS: States Cannot Exclude Religious Schools From Tuition Programs

Montana created a program that granted tax credits to organizations that awarded scholarships for private school tuition. Because Montana’s Constitution expressly prohibits “appropriation or payment” to sectarian schools—a “no-aid clause”—the State issued a rule prohibiting the scholarships from being used toward religious schools. Three mothers who wanted to use the scholarships to send their children to a Christian private school ... Read More

TAGGED: First Amendment, Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause, Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue, strict scrutiny