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Tennessee judges reject lawsuit challenging scholarship funds for low income families

To schedule an interview, contact 773-809-4403 or [email protected] NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 28, 2022) – Last week, a Tennessee state three-judge panel issued a final order rejecting efforts by the Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County and Shelby County to block a scholarship program for students...

Tennessee court denies effort to stop scholarships for low-income students

Over 2,000 low-income families now have immediate access to schools that best fit their students’ needs To schedule an interview, contact Kristen Williamson at [email protected] or 773-809-4403. NASHVILLE (August 5, 2022) – Today, a Tennessee state trial court denied efforts to block a scholarship program for students...

Tennessee Supreme Court declines to rehear school voucher case – Tennessean

Davidson and Shelby county governments filed a petition asking the court to rehear the case following its May 18 ruling that found the program does not violate the the state constitution's home rule provision by only applying to districts in those counties — a major win...

Court clears path for long-blocked Tennessee school vouchers – The Washington Post

This article by Kimberlee Kruesi and Jonathan Mattise appeared on May 18, 2022 on The Washington Post. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s highest court ruled Wednesday that Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s school voucher program does not violate the state’s constitution, clearing the path for families to...

Tennessee Supreme Court victory for low-income families

Today the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that a scholarship program for children from low-income families is constitutional and may go into effect.

TN Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal of governor’s school voucher program – News4 Nashville

The Tennessee Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal on the constitutionality of Gov. Bill Lee’s Education Savings Account pilot program to provide low-income students in Nashville and Memphis with a $7,000 scholarship to attend the school of their choice.

Tennessee Supreme Court agrees to hear school voucher case – ABC 9

"The plaintiffs are trying to have their cake and eat it, too, because on one hand they argue about how the how the Home Rule amendment affects the counties, and then on the other hand the argument about how it affects the school districts," Kelsey said. "Respectfully,...

Tennessee Supreme Court to take up appeal of Gov. Bill Lee’s school voucher program – Tennessean

Tennessee Supreme Court agrees to hear scholarship program case appeal

Today, the Tennessee Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal from the Court of Appeals on the constitutionality of Governor Bill Lee's Education Savings Account pilot program to provide low-income students in Nashville and Memphis with a $7,000 scholarship to attend the school of their...

Liberty Justice Center appeals ruling to block scholarship for low-income students to the Tennessee Supreme Court

Attorneys from the Liberty Justice Center are asking the Tennessee Supreme Court to overturn a decision to block a critical scholarship program for low-income students. Opponents of the Education Savings Account (ESA) Pilot Program have stalled its implementation and blocked scholarships for up to 5,000...

Nashville Attorney: ‘ESA Students Check Out, But They Never Leave’ – Daily Memphian

“The ESA program is urgently needed to help low-income Tennessee students escape failing schools and access better education opportunities. We are hopeful that the court will side with parents and school leaders..."

Familiar Arguments as Tennessee Judges Hear Appeal Over Block to Lee’s School Voucher Program in Ongoing Case – Tennessean

Liberty Justice Center attorneys committed to defending scholarships for low-income students

“The ESA program is urgently needed to help low-income Tennessee students escape failing schools and access better education opportunities,” said Brian Kelsey, senior attorney at the Liberty Justice Center. “We plan on making this argument in the Court of Appeals on August 5, and we...

Tennessee Asks State Supreme Court to Take Over School Voucher Case in Race to Launch this Year – Chalkbeat

In Government of Nashville v. Tennessee Department of Education, the Liberty Justice Center represents the two school leaders and three families who would qualify to participate in the Education Savings Account (ESA) Pilot Program for the 2020-2021 school year. The ESA Pilot Program provides scholarships...

Tennessee Voucher Program Continues to be Blocked – Associated Press

In Reversal, Lee Says State No Longer Implementing Vouchers – WVLT

Defendants who have intervened in the lawsuits include voucher advocates, such as the Liberty Justice Center, the Institute for Justice and the Beacon Center of Tennessee – who also are representing parents in favor of the ESA program. All parties involved in the legal battle...

Liberty Justice Center attorneys plan to appeal ruling to block scholarships for low-income students

A group of parents and school leaders is fighting to protect the program so their children and students have the opportunity to escape poor-performing public schools.

Judge Strikes Down School Voucher Law, Declaring it Unconstitutional – WMC

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – A judge delivered a major blow to Tennessee’s school voucher law, declaring it unconstitutional. Opponents of the law hailed the ruling as a major victory, while supporters vowed to continue fighting for it. The Education Savings Account Act (ESA), which was...

Judge Strikes Down School Voucher Law, Declaring It Unconstitutional – WMC

Nonprofit Appealing Judge’s Ruling that Tennessee’s Voucher Law is Unconstitutional – Fox

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A nonprofit is appealing a judges ruling that Tennessee’s school voucher law is unconstitutional. Davidson County Chancellor Anne C. Martin struck down state’s private school voucher law, known as the Education Savings Account (ESA) Pilot Program, Monday night, citing it violates...

Nonprofit Appealing Judge’s Ruling that Tennessee’s Voucher Law is Unconstitutional – Fox

Tennessee Voucher Program Arguments Weighed by Judge – Antelope Valley Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee judge on Wednesday weighed a wide range of arguments surrounding the legal battle over the state’s much-debated school voucher program, noting that she plans on making a decision soon to ensure parents have enough time to plan ahead for the...

Cities, State Dig In Over Vouchers – Nashville Post

Shelby and Davidson counties’ effort to overturn Gov. Bill Lee’s education savings account program continued Wednesday as a Nashville judge considered various requests to rule or dismiss the lawsuit. Under the law passed last year by the Republican-led House and Senate, qualifying students in Nashville...

Judge Pledges To Move Swiftly On TN Education Voucher Lawsuit – Patch

A Nashville judge promised Friday to move expeditiously in the widening court battle over Tennessee’s new education savings account law as the state works to launch the program for the upcoming school year. Chancellor Anne C. Martin also indicated that she likely will allow three...

Judge: School Choice Advocates Can Intervene in Voucher Case – WVLT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge on Friday agreed to allow school choice advocates to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the legality of the state’s school voucher program. That means the Liberty Justice Center, the Institute for Justice and the Beacon Center of Tennessee...

Parents, school leaders ask court to toss Nashville mayor’s lawsuit blocking scholarships for low-income students

(Feb. 26, 2020) A group of parents and school leaders are urging a state judge to toss Nashville Mayor John Cooper’s lawsuit against a new scholarship program for low-income families.

Fox13 News: Some local parents and private schools defend Tennessee’s controversial school voucher program

February 2020

Two Memphis parents and two private schools filed a motion challenging a recent lawsuit filed against the state over the program.

In response to Mayor Cooper’s attack on scholarships for underprivileged children, attorneys at the Liberty Justice Center ready to represent parents planning to use the program

(Feb. 6, 2020) Today Nashville Mayor John Cooper is expected to announce a lawsuit aimed at blocking a new program that provides scholarships to students from low-income families.

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