The Espinoza decision opens the door to legislation supporting religious education with public money

by Chris Aadland

Montana Free Press

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday Montana incorrectly excluded religious schools when it created a 2015 tax incentive program to help families pay for private school tuition.

In a 5 to 4 decision split between the court’s liberal and conservative justices, the court discarded a 2018 Montana Supreme Court ruling that had killed a private education tuition assistance initiative, setting the stage for lawmakers to potentially expand or create new programs to benefit private schools using state resources.

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