The Liberty Justice Center, a nonprofit, public-interest law firm, is offering its services to students and parents who feel themselves being overrun by critical theory curriculum enactments.
The Supreme Court has grappled in recent years with laws barring public funds from going to religious schools, but an upcoming case could give the court's conservative majority a new opportunity to tackle animus toward Catholics and private schools.
The campaign committee of former state Rep. Frank Mautino, who is now the Illinois auditor general, violated state law when it spent campaign funds on gas and car repairs for personal vehicles, the Illinois Supreme Court decided Thursday.
But the court did not find Mautino’s committee violated a separate section of state election law that prohibits spending more than fair market value for goods and services.
However, since Mautino’s committee was dissolved in 2015, any fines levied against it would likely not be collected, a spokesperson for the Illinois State Board of Elections said Thursday.
The case against Mautino’s campaign committee dates back to early 2016 when Mautino resigned from his position as a state representative, after 25 years in the General Assembly, and was appointed auditor general.