Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue
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Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, 591 U.S. ___ (2020), was a landmark[1][2][3][4] United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that a state-based scholarship program that provides public funds to allow students to attend private schools cannot discriminate against religious schools under the Free Exercise Clause of the Constitution.[5]
Quick Facts Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, Argued January 22, 2020 Decided June 30, 2020 ...
Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue | |
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Argued January 22, 2020 Decided June 30, 2020 | |
Full case name | Kendra Espinoza, et al. v. Montana Department of Revenue, et al. |
Docket no. | 18-1195 |
Citations | 591 U.S. ___ (more) 140 S. Ct. 2246; 207 L. Ed. 2d 679 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Case history | |
Prior | Espinoza v. Montana Dep't of Revenue, 2018 MT 306, 393 Mont. 446, 435 P.3d 603; cert. granted, 139 S. Ct. 2777 (2019). |
Holding | |
The application of the no-aid provision discriminated against religious schools and the families whose children attend or hope to attend them in violation of the Free Exercise Clause of the Federal Constitution. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Roberts, joined by Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh |
Concurrence | Thomas, joined by Gorsuch |
Concurrence | Alito |
Concurrence | Gorsuch |
Dissent | Ginsburg, joined by Kagan |
Dissent | Breyer, joined by Kagan (Part I) |
Dissent | Sotomayor |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. I |
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