Carson v. Makin
✓DecidedDocket:21-418
First Circuit
Argued December 8, 2021
Decided June 21, 2022
Question Presented
Whether a State violates the Free Exercise Clause by excluding religious schools from a tuition assistance program.
Plain English Summary
The Court held that Maine's exclusion of religious schools from a tuition assistance program for students in districts without public secondary schools violated the Free Exercise Clause.
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Case Timeline
Certiorari Granted
Supreme Court agreed to hear the case
Oral Arguments
⚖️Case argued before the Court
Dec 8, 2021
Opinion Issued
✓Court's decision released
Jun 21, 2022