The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Tuesday that Maine violated the free exercise clause when it banned state tuition assistance at schools that teach religion but not at most other private schools.
public secondary public school. maine law offers parents like the carsons money to send their children to a private school but there is a condition, no tuition funding for religious schools. the state will take your money, obviously, but won t allow you to use it as you know best. amy carson wanted to send her daughter olivia to bangor christian school she did and got nothing from the state. the carsons sued and the supreme court sided with them and overturned maine s law. chief justice john roberts delivered the opinion writing quote the state pays tuition for certain students at private schools so long as the schools are not religious. that is discrimination against religion. you can t be penalized for seeking benefits to have otherwise available because you are a religious believer. that s a penalty and a limitation on your freedom of a religion. the catholic organization says religious families and even families that aren t religious but see the value in faith-based