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These Catholic And Historically Black Colleges Were Denied COVID Relief. The NAACP And Its Georgetown Legal Team Fought To Make That Happen. – The Daily Wire

If you didn’t know better, you might think that racism and anti-Catholicism are alive and well among several groups purportedly dedicated to rooting out just that sort of prejudice. The black civil rights group and its Catholic school legal team were forced to make an...

Bigotry and Cares Act Cash – Wall Street Journal

A federal lawsuit in South Carolina is taking direct aim at one of the state’s uglier legacies: the Blaine Amendment embedded in its state constitution.

Burying the bigotry of South Carolina’s Blaine amendment – The Hill

A recently filed lawsuit could make South Carolina the second state in the nation to be forced to stop using vestiges of 19th century bigotry, in the form of the Blaine Amendments, to block 21st century education reform.

SC private schools urge judge to help move state from ‘mistakes of its past’ – The Post and Courier

Private schools suing the state for access to millions of dollars in public funds urged a federal judge to help South Carolina move beyond the “mistakes of its past” by forcing the distribution of the money to dozens of independent schools.

Judge Asked to Toss South Carolina Private School Money Ban – US News & World Report

Private schools and colleges asked a federal judge Monday to strike down the provision in South Carolina's constitution that bars public money for private and religious schools, saying the 1895 measure is discriminatory.

Attorneys request injunction on some CARES Act funds as private schools lawsuit continues – Greenville News

Attorneys representing two private schools groups have asked a federal judge to temporarily prevent South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster from spending his discretionary coronavirus aid money while a lawsuit attempts to repeal a section of the state's Constitution.

Law with racist, bigoted past used to block funds earmarked for independent and historically Black schools – LJC Blog

Lawsuit fighting SC ban on private school funding supported by Christian schools group – The Post and Courier

A group of Christian schools in South Carolina submitted a friend of the court brief in support of a recent federal lawsuit that calls for a revision of the state’s constitutional ban on public funds for private schools.

SACS files amicus brief in support of lawsuit to strike discriminatory language – ABC4 News

On Monday, the South Carolina Association of Christian Schools filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs in Bishop of Charleston v. Adams.

SC school group files in support of lawsuit to strike discriminatory language from state constitution

GREENVILLE, S.C. (April 27, 2021) — On Monday, the South Carolina Association of Christian Schools (SCACS) filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs in Bishop of Charleston v. Adams. SCACS represents 69 member schools which together serve over 9,000 students across South Carolina....

A Public Funding Ban for Private Colleges ‘Born in Bigotry’? – Inside Higher Ed

South Carolina private colleges are challenging a state constitutional amendment prohibiting public funding for religious or other private educational institutions.

Catholic Church Sues SC to End Rule Blocking Public Funds for Religious Schools – Fox 24 Charleston

FOX 24 News covers the federal lawsuit filed by religious schools and independent colleges in South Carolina who want to strike the Blaine Amendment from the state’s constitution.

South Carolina Sued by Private Schools Who Want Public Money – Associated Press

A group of private schools is suing South Carolina, saying the racist past of a state constitutional amendment prohibiting spending public money on religious or private schools means it should be overturned.

Catholic Diocese of Charleston files lawsuit against the state – Live 5 News WCSC Charleston

Live 5 Charleston reports on the federal lawsuit, Bishop of Charleston v. Adams, filed on behalf of the bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Charleston along with 20 independent colleges and universities in South Carolina

Lawsuit filed to strike amendment ‘born in bigotry and prejudice’ from constitution – FOX Carolina

FOX Carolina reports on Bishop of Charleston v. Adams, a federal lawsuit calling for the courts to strike the Blaine Amendment from South Carolina’s state constitution.

Federal lawsuit seeks to remove Blaine Amendment from South Carolina Constitution – The Center Square

The lawsuit argues the amendment discriminates against Black residents and Catholics by withholding education funding from nonpublic schools in South Carolina.

Lawsuit filed to remove post-Civil War amendment from SC’s constitution – NBC 2 Charleston

A federal lawsuit has been filed to remove what religious schools and independent colleges say is a racist and bigoted amendment from the state’s constitution.

Groups file federal lawsuit asking that amendment ‘born in bigotry and prejudice’ be stricken from SC constitution – FOX Carolina

The lawsuit claims the amendment discriminates against African Americans and religious groups by "unfairly withholding education funding for independent schools in the state."