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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...

Idaho teachers union vows not to strike again in response to parents’ lawsuit filed after mass “sick out”

Idaho’s largest teachers union has vowed not to shut down schools again a month after waging an illegal strike that forced 40,000 kids to stay home unexpectedly. The union’s promise comes after a group of parents sued the teachers union for illegally shutting down schools...

Lawsuit claims West Ada teachers’ organized ‘sick-out’ was an illegal strike – KTVB

As the West Ada School District announced it would reopen on Wednesday, a group of parents filed a lawsuit arguing this week’s “sick out” was an illegal union strike, and that the teachers union cannot use the threat of another work stoppage to force the...

Liberty Justice Center represents North Carolina General Assembly in fight to protect scholarships for low-income students

Attorneys from the Liberty Justice Center are representing the North Carolina General Assembly in a legal fight to protect a scholarship program that provides educational opportunities for thousands of low-income students.

Idaho parents fight to ensure the teachers union won’t shut down schools again

Parents suing West Ada Education Association, claiming illegal strike – CBS2 Idaho News

Parents, school leaders fight to protect Opportunity Scholarship Program

A group of parents and two private schools in North Carolina are fighting to protect a critical scholarship program, the Opportunity Scholarship Program, which has opened the doors for thousands of low-income children in the state to attend private schools over the last five years.

South Carolina Supreme Court set to hear arguments on constitutionality of SAFE grants program – The Center Square

The battle over grants that would help pay for private school tuition across the state might be heading to the South Carolina Supreme Court.

Fight Over Private School Grants Could Be Heading to the SC Supreme Court – WISTV

The battle over grants that would help pay for private school tuition across the state might be heading to the South Carolina Supreme Court.

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

"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,...

Fight over SAFE Grants heads to the South Carolina Supreme Court

Today’s action escalates the legal battle from the state trial court to the South Carolina Supreme Court. Palmetto Promise Institute and the Liberty Justice Center continue to fight to protect SAFE Grants and plan to consent to bringing the case before the High Court.

Hearing Held Regarding Funds Set to be Allocated From Emergency Fund for Private School Tuition – WISTV

On July 20, McMaster announced he would be using $32 million received in Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) funds to provide one-time scholarships for students to attend private schools during the 2020-21 school year.

Palmetto Promise Institute fights to restore SAFE Grants for South Carolina students

Palmetto Promise Institute asked an Orangeburg, S.C. judge to allow the governor’s new Safe Access to Flexible Education (SAFE) Grants program to move forward. If the judge sides with Palmetto Promise, thousands of students from moderate and low-income families will have the opportunity to attend...

Big win for school choice in U.S. Supreme Court, assisted by Liberty Justice Center

As of last month, thirty-eight states had laws that stood in the way of families using publicly funded scholarship programs at religious schools. The same funding was approved for other private schools, so long as they had no religious affiliation.

Liberty Justice Center attorneys applaud U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to protect school choice

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an historic ruling in support of school choice and the First Amendment. In Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, the Court reversed the Montana Supreme Court’s decision and ruled that students should be allowed to use state-supported scholarships to...

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.

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.

Supreme Court veterans urge court to defend First Amendment in Espinoza school choice case

(Jan. 22, 2020) The Liberty Justice Center supported the petitioners in the landmark school choice U.S. Supreme Court case being argued today, Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue.

Family initiates legal action against Arizona Department of Education

(Nov. 14, 2019) An Arizona family has initiated legal action against the Arizona Department of Education for failing to follow state law regarding Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA).

School choice an essential safeguard for religious minorities – Brief filed asserting First Amendment protection before U.S. Supreme Court

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 18, 2019) – Today the nationally recognized First Amendment lawyers at the Liberty Justice Center (LJC) partnered with the nation’s foremost advocacy organization for school choice — the American Federation for Children (AFC) — to file a joint amicus brief supporting three...

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