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

  1. September 17, 2019

    School Tax Credit Program Isn't Gov't Spending, Cato Tells Justices

    A tax credit allowing Montana parents to partly defray costs of religious school for their children didn't constitute "a government imprimatur," but did permit free choice, the Cato Institute told the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday.

  2. September 16, 2019

    Constitution OKs Religious School Tax Credits, Justices Told

    The U.S. Constitution does not prohibit governments from using tax incentives for activities that "may involve religious entities or pursuit of religious goals," a personal lawyer for President Donald Trump told the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday.

  3. September 12, 2019

    Religious Tax Credit Ban Is Discriminatory, Justices Told

    Montana's revenue rule that prohibits the granting of tax credits for donations to scholarship funds when money goes to religious institutions is unconstitutional, and the state Supreme Court's solution made things worse, parents told the U.S. Supreme Court.

  4. June 28, 2019

    Justices To Weigh Tax-Free Donations To Religious Schools

    The U.S. Supreme Court said Friday that it will hear a challenge to a Montana Department of Revenue rule that prohibits the grant of a tax credit for donations to scholarship funds when the money is given to religious institutions. 

  5. May 29, 2019

    Mont. School Tax Credit Row Has Federal Impact, Justices Told

    Montana's claim that the state's prohibition on tax credits for donations to religious school scholarships does not reach the level of a federal issue is "baseless," three state residents have told the U.S. Supreme Court.

  6. May 16, 2019

    Mont. Rightly Killed Private School Tax Credits, Justices Told

    Montana's invalidation of a tax credit program for donations to private school scholarship organizations doesn't present any federal questions and needn't be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court, the state argued.

  7. April 16, 2019

    Justices Urged To Weigh Mont. Private School Tax Credit Case

    Private school groups, parents, law firms and religious school groups have submitted amicus briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court urging it to consider a Montana ban on tax credits for donations made to groups that offer private school scholarships.

  8. April 11, 2019

    Mont. Private School Tax Credit Ban Unjust, Supreme Court Told

    A Montana ban on tax credits for donations made to groups that offer private school scholarships should be struck down because it discriminates against religious entities, a private school organization told the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday.

  9. March 15, 2019

    Parents Ask Justices To Hear Private School Tax Credit Suit

    A group of parents has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider a Montana high court decision banning dollar-for-dollar tax credits on donations to groups providing private school scholarships because it violated rules against public spending on religious schools.