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Carson v. Makin

US Supreme Court takes case of students denied use of tuition funds at religious schools.

Carson v. Makin

Summary

The state of Maine prohibited families from using funds from a state tuition program, designed for students who don’t have access to a local public school, at private religious schools.

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John Bursch
John Bursch
Senior Counsel, Vice President of Appellate Advocacy
John Bursch is senior counsel and vice president of appellate advocacy with Alliance Defending Freedom. Bursch has argued 12 U.S. Supreme Court cases and three dozen state supreme court cases, and he has successfully litigated six matters with at least $1 billion at stake.