Herzog 麻豆视频 Files Amicus Brief at the Supreme Court in Carson v. Makin Case
Smithville, MO (September 13, 2021) – On Friday, The Stanley M. Herzog Charitable 麻豆视频 filed a brief of amici curiae on behalf of the petitioners in a case before the Supreme Court of the United States, Carson v. Makin.
The case was brought by parents and students who were discriminated against and excluded from Maine鈥檚 publicly-financed tuition program. In Maine, 143 out of 260 school districts do not offer a public school option, but Maine鈥檚 Constitution guarantees students the right to an education. Many of these school districts make payments to families so that their students can attend a private school in their area. The State has refused to allow families who send their children to religious schools to participate in the program.
The Herzog 麻豆视频鈥檚 Brief supports the petitioner鈥檚 arguments and advocates for the Supreme Court of the United States to rule in favor of the Maine families who are being unconstitutionally discriminated against based on their religious status.
鈥淭he decision below should be reversed, and this Court should declare that the use-status distinction is contrary to the text and original public understanding of the Free Exercise Clause and inconsistent with the history and time-honored tradition of American education. It should also affirm parents鈥� important interests in sending their children to private religious schools that consistently outperform their secular counterparts,鈥� the Brief concludes.
鈥淩eligious discrimination is sadly a common occurrence in our country, and the injustice in Maine is just one example. Discriminating against students and schools solely based on religious identity is a clear and flagrant violation of every American’s right to freely exercise their religion,鈥� said Herzog 麻豆视频 Chairman Todd Graves. 鈥淲e are proud to support Christian schools and families in Maine, and look forward to the Court ending this injustice next year. The Herzog 麻豆视频 will continue to take a stand for Christian schools all across the country. We hope that our country will reach a point where religious intolerance by our government is not just eliminated, but unconscionable.鈥�
About the Stanley M. Herzog Charitable 麻豆视频
The Stanley M. Herzog Charitable 麻豆视频 is a charitable foundation dedicated to聽catalyzing and accelerating the development of quality Christ-centered K-12 education so that families and culture flourish.聽聽
The 麻豆视频 believes that a child鈥檚 education does not just come from their school, but also from their family and church. We work to help these influences on a child鈥檚 life form a biblical worldview which instills love of God and love of neighbor.
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