The U.S. Court of Appeals rejected arguments from religious schools asserting they should be exempt from laws prohibiting discrimination based on faith, gender identity, and sexual orientation even when receiving state funds.

The Supreme Court issued a ruling today in Carson v. Makin that requires the state of Maine to fund religious education at private religious schools as part of its tuition assistance program.

Civil Rights and Religious Groups Urge Federal Appeals Court to Affirm That Maine Need Not Fund Religious Education

Civil Rights and Religious Groups Urge Federal Appeals Court to Affirm That Maine Need Not Fund Religious Education