A group of private school organizations are filing a federal lawsuit challenging a portion of South Carolina s state Constitution that says public funds cannot be used directly for private or religious entities.
The Liberty Justice Center announced the lawsuit on Wednesday, which opposes a section in Article XI of the state constitution commonly referred to as the Blaine Amendment.
Daniel Suhr, an attorney with the Liberty Justice Center law firm, said the suit was spurred by a failed attempt by Gov. Henry McMaster to provide private schools with coronavirus aid money.
The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Charleston on Wednesday and lists McMaster; Executive Director of the South Carolina Department of Administration Marcia Adams; and South Carolina Department of Administration budget director Brian Gaines as defendants.
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