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10. Conservative justices scoff at Maine's exclusion of religious schools from tuition-assistance

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 09:15 AM

Dec 2021

ARGUMENT ANALYSIS

Conservative justices scoff at Maine’s exclusion of religious schools from tuition-assistance program

By Amy Howe on Dec. 8 at 4:42 p.m.

During oral argument on Wednesday, a majority of the court signaled support for parents who want to use state funds to send their children to religious schools.

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This article was originally published at Howe on the Court.

Posted in Featured, Merits Cases

Cases: Carson v. Makin

Recommended Citation: Amy Howe, Conservative justices scoff at Maine’s exclusion of religious schools from tuition-assistance program, SCOTUSblog (Dec. 8, 2021, 4:42 PM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2021/12/conservative-justices-scoff-at-maines-exclusion-of-religious-schools-from-tuition-assistance-program/

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