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Wednesday, January 22, 2020

“Supreme Court’s conservatives seem open to some state aid for religious schools”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Split Over Montana Case on Public Funding for Religious Schools; At issue is Montana program that offered up to $150 tax credit to residents who gave like amount to organizations providing scholarships to private schools—and made no distinction between nonreligious, religious institutions.”

And on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Nina Totenberg had an audio segment titled “Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Montana Case About Tax Credits For Religious Schools.”

Posted at 8:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump administration intervenes in bid to uphold Ohio ban on Down syndrome abortions”: Cathy Candisky of The Columbus Dispatch has this report.

Julie Carr Smyth of The Associated Press reports that “Federal government backs Ohio on Down syndrome abortion law.”

Marty Johnson of The Hill reports that “Justice Department backs Ohio Down syndrome abortion ban.”

And yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a news release titled “Department of Justice Files Brief in Support of the Constitutionality of Ohio Law Prohibiting Abortion Providers From Performing an Abortion They Know Is Sought Because of Down Syndrome.” You can view the federal government’s amicus brief on rehearing en banc at this link.

Posted at 7:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court case that could dismantle Roe v. Wade, explained; June Medical Services v. Gee could pave the way for states to restrict abortion access out of existence”: Ian Millhiser and Anna North of Vox have this report.

Posted at 1:26 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court will decide if ‘faithless electors’ can ignore the will of the people; The Electoral College is an anti-democratic relic; The Court could make it worse”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

Posted at 1:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Seems Ready to Allow Some State Aid to Religious Schools; The justices heard arguments on a Montana scholarship program struck down by the state’s Supreme Court”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court sounds ready to support public aid to religious schools.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court’s conservative justices show support for religious schools in landmark Montana case.”

Christopher Vondracek of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court’s liberals pounce on school voucher case.”

Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court seems favorable to religious education funding.”

Andrew Chung of Reuters reports that “U.S. Supreme Court divided over public funds for religious schools.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Religious-School Aid Divides U.S. Supreme Court Justices.”

And John Kruzel of The Hill reports that “Supreme Court sharply divided over state aid for religious schools.”

You can access at this link the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue, No. 18-1195.

Posted at 1:18 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court turns away case that could have helped Dems get unredacted Mueller report”: Ronn Blitzer and Brooke Singman of Fox News have this report.

Posted at 7:42 AM by Howard Bashman



“Religious School Choice Case May Yield Landmark Supreme Court Decision; With oral arguments coming on Wednesday, both sides of the long-running fight over vouchers for religious schools are preparing for a watershed moment for public education”: Erica L. Green has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

And on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” Nina Totenberg had an audio segment titled “Supreme Court Considers Religious Schools Case.”

Posted at 7:40 AM by Howard Bashman