Gov. Scott Walker. Photo from the State of Wisconsin. The News : The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), on behalf of Governor Scott Walker , filed an amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court in Espinoza v. Montana , a critical school choice and religious freedom case before the justices this session. Espinoza v. Montana : In 2018, the Montana Supreme Court struck down Montana’s first school choice program, a tax-credit scholarship program. The Court cited the state Constitution’s Blaine Amendment, which prevents the state from using public funds to aid religious organizations, including religious private schools. Three parents, represented by attorneys at the Institute for Justice , asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Montana Supreme Court’s decision and hold that the government may not, consistent with Religion and Equal Protection clauses of the United States Constitution, “invalidate a generally available and religiously neutral student-aid program simply because the program affords students the choice of attending religious schools.” WILL and Scott Walker submitted an amicus in April 2019 urging the Court to take the case. In July 2019, the Supreme Court accepted the case. The WILL-Walker Brief : Espinoza could be a landmark case […]
