Summary
Three Virginia students are challenging laws that deny them college tuition grant funds because their chosen majors are religious.
Case Timeline
- May 2025: ADF attorneys filed a lawsuit challenging Virginia policies that deny tuition grants to students in programs deemed as “religious training or theological education.”
- March 2026: A federal district court dismissed the students’ claims related to VTAG, allowed certain claims related to VANGSTAP to proceed, and denied an injunction request as to both programs
- April 2026: ADF attorneys appealed the decision and also filed an emergency motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit to halt this religious discrimination.



