Won
U.S. Supreme Court
Last Updated 7/23/2021
Summary
The Montana Department of Revenue wishes to shut down the state’s tuition tax credit program for private schools, citing Montana’s Blaine Amendment, because the program allows taxpayers to use the tax credit for both religious and nonreligious school tuition.
Legal Documents
Court
Title
Date
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{
"Court": "SupremeCourt",
"Title": "Friend-of-the-court brief in support of granting cert",
"FileName": "https://adflegal.blob.core.windows.net/mainsite-new/docs/default-source/documents/legal-documents/espinoza-v.-montana-department-of-revenue/espinoza-v-montana-department-of-revenue---friend-of-the-court-brief-in-support-of-granting-cert.pdf",
"Date": "4/15/2019 4:23:43 PM"
},
{
"Court": "SupremeCourt",
"Title": "Friend-of-the-court brief in support of Espinoza",
"FileName": "https://adflegal.blob.core.windows.net/mainsite-new/docs/default-source/documents/legal-documents/espinoza-v.-montana-department-of-revenue/espinoza-v-montana-department-of-revenue---friend-of-the-court-brief-in-support-of-espinoza.pdf",
"Date": "9/18/2019 7:27:37 PM"
},
{
"Court": "SupremeCourt",
"Title": "U.S. Supreme Court Decision",
"FileName": "https://www.adflegal.org/sites/default/files/2020-06/Espinoza%20v.%20Montana%20Department%20of%20Revenue%20-%20US%20Supreme%20Court%20opinion.pdf",
"Date": "6/30/2020 7:30:20 AM"
}
]
}
"docs": [
{
"Court": "SupremeCourt",
"Title": "Friend-of-the-court brief in support of granting cert",
"FileName": "https://adflegal.blob.core.windows.net/mainsite-new/docs/default-source/documents/legal-documents/espinoza-v.-montana-department-of-revenue/espinoza-v-montana-department-of-revenue---friend-of-the-court-brief-in-support-of-granting-cert.pdf",
"Date": "4/15/2019 4:23:43 PM"
},
{
"Court": "SupremeCourt",
"Title": "Friend-of-the-court brief in support of Espinoza",
"FileName": "https://adflegal.blob.core.windows.net/mainsite-new/docs/default-source/documents/legal-documents/espinoza-v.-montana-department-of-revenue/espinoza-v-montana-department-of-revenue---friend-of-the-court-brief-in-support-of-espinoza.pdf",
"Date": "9/18/2019 7:27:37 PM"
},
{
"Court": "SupremeCourt",
"Title": "U.S. Supreme Court Decision",
"FileName": "https://www.adflegal.org/sites/default/files/2020-06/Espinoza%20v.%20Montana%20Department%20of%20Revenue%20-%20US%20Supreme%20Court%20opinion.pdf",
"Date": "6/30/2020 7:30:20 AM"
}
]
}
Biographies
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.