Lawsuit Challenges Michigan Constitution’s Ban on Financial Aid to Religion
Like many state constitutions, Michigan’s bars government funding to aid religious schools. A new lawsuit claims the provision is unconstitutional.
BJC’s Hollman: Church-State Separation is “Vital to the Preservation of True Religion”
The BJC’s Holly Hollman explains why Baptists have historically fought for church-state separation, and why a recent church funding case is so troubling.
Montana to Appeal Ruling Mandating Religious School Inclusion in Tax Credit Program
Montana’s Supreme Court may be one of the nation’s first to consider a school voucher-like program after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Trinity Lutheran Church ruling.
Trinity Lutheran Church Case May Have Swift Impact
The Supreme Court took action this week indicating the church playground may impact school voucher cases in Colorado and elsewhere, as some analysts have suggested.
Excerpts from Gorsuch Concurrence, Sotomayor Dissent, in Trinity Lutheran Church Opinion
Some of the most interesting and compelling statements in the Supreme Court’s Trinity Lutheran Church decision came after the Chief Justice’s majority opinion.
