Suit was filed last week in a Colorado federal district court challenging the Colorado Constitution’s ban on use of state funds to support any religious school as violative of the Free Exercise, Equal Protection and Establishment Clauses of the U.S.
Lawsuit Claims South Carolina’s Blaine Amendment Is Unconstitutional
Suit was filed yesterday in a South Carolina federal district court asking the court to declare that South Carolina’s Blaine Amendment (Art. XI, Sec. 4 of the South Carolina Constitution) violates the Equal Protection and Free Exercise clauses of
Supreme Court Espinoza Decision Rejects Blaine Amendments | National Review
It took a century and a half, but the Supreme Court finally rejected the Blaine amendments. The Court s decision in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue is a victory for religious believers, schoolchildren, poor and working-class parents, and the
Sure sounds like SCOTUS is going to let the “Peace Cross” continue to stand on state land
SCOTUS in Trinity Lutheran Finds Missouri’s Denial of Funding to Church Playground Violates First Amendment
In its opinion in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Mo. v. Comer, involving a First Amendment Free Exercise Clause challenge to a denial of state funding that was based
SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in Trinity Lutheran Church Free Exercise Challenge
The nine Justice Court heard oral arguments this morning in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Mo. v. Comer, involving a First Amendment Free Exercise Clause challenge to a denial of
Blaine Amendments Under Attack: Should State Tax Dollars Be Used to Fund Religious Education?
As we just blogged, in addition to the tax swap proposal, Florida voters will consider in November a constitutional amendment that will eliminate its so-called "Blaine Amendment" law. According to an article in the May 15, 2008, issue