Carson v. Makin
Carson v. Makin (Docket 20–1088) is a pending United States Supreme Court case related to the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. It is a follow-up to Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue.
| Carson v. Makin | |
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| Argued December 8, 2021 | |
| Full case name | David Carson, as Parent and Next Friend of O. C., et al. v. A. Pender Makin, in her official capacity as Commissioner of the Maine Department of Education |
| Docket no. | 20-1088 |
| Questions presented | |
| Whether a state violates the religion clauses or equal protection clause of the United States Constitution by prohibiting students participating in an otherwise generally available student-aid program from choosing to use their aid to attend schools that provide religious, or "sectarian," instruction. | |
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| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. I | |
Background
Many towns in Maine do not have public school districts. The state provides a tuition assistance program for residents of those localities to send their children to private schools, but sectarian schools are excluded. The Institute for Justice represents two families challenging the exclusion of sectarian schools from the program.[1]
Supreme Court
Certiorari was granted in the case on July 2, 2021.
References
- Howe, Amy (July 2, 2021). "Justices add one religious-rights case to docket but turn down another". SCOTUSblog. Archived from the original on July 2, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
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