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Supreme Court Opens Education Tax Credit Program to Religious Schools

Supreme Court Opens Education Tax Credit Program to Religious Schools
The Supreme Court of the United States in Washington on June 30, 2018. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Matthew Vadum
Matthew Vadum
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Montana’s decision to exclude religious schools from a state scholarship program funded by tax credits violates the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, a divided Supreme Court ruled June 30, handing school choice advocates a significant victory.

The 5–4 decision in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue is also a victory for the Trump administration, which had supported the students and their parents. Oral arguments took place Jan. 22.