Kendra Espinoza, et al., Petitioners v. Montana Department of Revenue, et al.

  1. July 02, 2020

    Alito Sees Inconsistency In How Justices Address Bigotry

    Justice Samuel Alito Jr. suggested there is a double standard with how the U.S. Supreme Court deals with the legacy of bigotry in modern law, contrasting Tuesday's decision in a Montana tax case with one from earlier in the term involving nonunanimous juries.

  2. June 30, 2020

    Justices Strike Down Montana's Religious Tax Credit Ban

    The Montana Supreme Court's decision abolishing a scholarship program granting tax credits for donations to private schools, including religious ones, violated the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. Supreme Court held Tuesday.

  3. January 22, 2020

    Justices Ask If Religious Tax Credit Ban Is Constitutional

    U.S. Supreme Court justices questioned Wednesday whether the Montana Supreme Court's decision abolishing a scholarship program granting tax credits for donations to private schools, including religious ones, violated the Constitution.

  4. January 17, 2020

    Up Next At High Court: Arbitration, Church-State Separation

    Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. may be presiding over the third presidential impeachment in American history, but over at the U.S. Supreme Court it's business as usual, with he and his colleagues set to close out the January argument session with a pair of cases involving international arbitration and church-state separation.

  5. December 09, 2019

    SG To Argue Before Justices Against Religious Tax Credit Ban

    The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the U.S. solicitor general can argue that the Montana Supreme Court effectively violated the First Amendment's free exercise clause by abolishing state tax credits for contributions to scholarship funds that could benefit religious institutions.

  6. November 15, 2019

    US Asks To Argue On Religious Tax Credit Ban At High Court

    The U.S. solicitor general has asked to participate in arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court concerning whether Montana's decision to abolish tax credits for contributions to scholarship funds that benefit religious institutions violates the First Amendment's free exercise clause.

  7. November 08, 2019

    Religious Tax Credit Properly Banned, Montana Tells Justices

    The Montana Supreme Court correctly abolished an entire private-school scholarship program after the state tax agency prohibited granting tax credits to scholarship funds when the money goes to religious institutions, the state government told the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday.

  8. October 31, 2019

    Jewish Org Urges Justices To Let Credits Aid Religious Schools

    The U.S. Supreme Court would advance religious liberty by striking down Montana's ban on tax credits for donations to religious schools, an Orthodox Jewish group has told the high court.

  9. September 19, 2019

    Nix Of Mont. Tax Credits Unconstitutional, US Tells Justices

    A provision in the Montana Constitution used by the Montana Supreme Court to end a program granting tax credits for donations to private schools, including religious ones, violates the First Amendment, the United States has told the U.S. Supreme Court.

  10. September 18, 2019

    States Tell Justices To Allow Credits For Religious School Donations

    A host of state attorneys general, lawmakers and school organizations are supporting Montana parents who are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a state tax credit for donations to scholarship funds when religious institutions receive the money.