District of Columbia, Maine | July 9, 2021
Supreme Court Will Hear Potentially Landmark Maine School Choice Case
District of Columbia, Maine | July 9, 2021
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a potentially landmark case challenging a Maine law that bans families from participating in a student-aid program if they choose to send their children to religious schools.
The Institute for Justice (IJ), along with First Liberty as co-counsel, represents the parents in Carson v. Makin, and will argue the case in the Supreme Court’s 2021-22 term.
Let’s quickly recap what this case is about, including what implications the final decision could have for the liberty of students (as well as their parents) to choose which school they attend and whether they’ll face discrimination for pursuing a faith-based education.
Choose Your School—Unless it’s Religious
Maine has a 200-plus year tradition of using government funds to ensure education for its residents. Historically, some towns would provide for families to send their children to private academies, often run by religious organizations..
(Excerpts from First Liberty)
District of Columbia, Maine | May 10, 2021
Calvary Pastor Going before Supreme Court
District of Columbia, Maine | May 10, 2021
Pastor Ken Graves Asks Believers to Pray and Fast May 5-12 for Religious Freedom Case
Story by Christmas Beeler and Margot Bass
The battle to restore religious freedoms in Maine, with some of the harshest COVID-19 restrictions in the country, hits the U.S. Supreme Court on May 13.
Maine’s governor, Janet Mills, has imposed a cap on religious gatherings of 50 persons or five per 1,000 square feet, in practicality limiting attendance at most churches in Maine to 50. In February, Ken Graves, senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Bangor, ME, filed the case with the Supreme Court with help from the nonprofit Liberty Counsel. Ken is calling on Christians to fast and pray with them before the hearing.
So we fasted and entreated our God for this, and He answered our prayer. Ezra 8:23 ….
(Excerpts from Calvary Chapel Magazine)