Maine Case Opens New Battleground for School Choice: The Right to Discriminate

Maine Case Opens New Battleground for School Choice: The Right to Discriminate

In a landmark 2022 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court said states can’t exclude faith-based schools from voucher programs because they practice religion. That opinion, Carson v. Makin, turbocharged the spread of private school choice programs across red states.  Now Christian schools in Maine, where the case originated, want the courts to go even further.  They object to a state law that requires them to accept all students, including those who don’…