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
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.
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.
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."
Catholic church, private schools sue to change SC Constitution over COVID relief funds – The State
Announced Wednesday, the federal civil rights lawsuit argues Article XI, Section 4 of the South Carolina Constitution should be removed because the law itself was “born of bigotry and prejudice, based on race and religion.”
Federal lawsuit challenges portion of SC Constitution that bars private schools from public money – Greenville News
A group of private school organizations are filing a federal lawsuit challenging a portion of South Carolina's state Constitution that says public funds cannot be used directly for private or religious entities.
Bishop of Charleston v. Adams
Bishop of Charleston v. Adams seeks to prevent South Carolina officials from using a long-standing discriminatory law to deny independent and religious schools access to federal COVID relief funds.