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Special Episode: Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue
Special Episode: Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue
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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Jan 16, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
On January 22, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in an IJ case, Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue. At issue is a Montana school choice program that allowed families to send their children to private schools, including religious ones. The Montana Supreme Court said the program violated the state’s Blaine Amendment, a relic of 19th-century anti-Catholic hysteria that lives on today in 37 states constitutions, and struck the program down in 2018. The U.S. Supreme Court, however, will consider whether discriminating against religious options violates the First Amendment. On this podcast, we take a look at the history of Blaine Amendments, school choice, and one-size-fits-all schooling.
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Released:
Jan 16, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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