Carson v. Makin

The case asks whether Maine can bar families from using public tuition assistance at private schools that provide religious instruction. Maine offers this aid in districts without their own public secondary schools, but it excludes "sectarian" schools.

The case is still pending, and no oral argument is scheduled yet. The main fight is whether Maine may offer generally available school aid but exclude schools because they provide religious instruction.

The answer could decide whether a family in a rural Maine district can use state aid at a religious high school. It could also shape how other states design school-aid programs that include private school options.

Watch for the Court to schedule oral argument or make another calendar move. No decision window is available yet.

It asks whether Maine can give tuition aid to families without local public secondary schools while excluding schools that provide religious instruction.

Families in Maine towns without public secondary schools could gain or lose the option to use state aid at religious schools.

The next big step is oral argument scheduling or another order from the Court that shows how quickly the case is moving.