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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.

Mother’s lawsuit forces South Carolina school district to open in-person learning to all students

To schedule an interview, contact Kristen Williamson at [email protected] or 773-809-4403. CHARLESTON, S.C. (May 25, 2021) — All students in Berkeley County, South Carolina public schools now have access to in-person learning after a mother’s lawsuit forced the school district to comply with state law. Brigette Herbst...

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.

Berkeley County School District allowing kids to attend in-person classes after mother files lawsuit – Live 5 WCSC

Lawyers for a Lowcountry mother say the Berkeley County School District is now allowing their client’s kids to attend in-person classes after she had filed a lawsuit against the district who originally were not giving her kids that option.

Berkeley County schools allow students to go in person after their mother files lawsuit – The Post and Courier

The following article by Libby Stanford appeared May 4, 2021 on postandcourier.com. MONCKS CORNER — Berkeley County School District has allowed a woman’s two children to return to school in person after she filed a lawsuit claiming the district was forcing them to be stuck...

Berkeley County woman sues school district over return to in-person classes – ABC News 4

The following article by Daniella DeRobbio appeared May 4, 2021 on abcnews4.com. BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — A Berkeley County woman is suing the school district she says because BCSD leadership refuses to offer in-person classroom instruction five days per week, despite the state legislature’s...

Herbst v. Berkeley County School District

Herbst v. Berkeley County School District seeks to ensure all students have equal access to in-person education in accordance with South Carolina state law.

South Carolina school district sued for denying in-person education required by state law

In Herbst v. Berkeley County School District, the Liberty Justice Center is seeking to ensure all students have equal access to in-person education in accordance with South Carolina state law.

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 Religious Schools File Lawsuit – WBTW News13

WBTW News13 covers Bishop of Charleston v. Adams, the federal lawsuit Liberty Justice Center filed on behalf of a group of religious schools and independent colleges in South Carolina who are suing to have the state's racist Blaine Amendment prohibiting spending public money on religious...

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.

Lawsuit calls on federal court to strike racist, bigoted amendment from South Carolina Constitution

Striking the Blaine Amendment would restore eligibility for federal COVID relief funds to private, independent and religious schools, including HBCUs

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...

Adams v. South Carolina

In order to provide South Carolina children the ability to remain in a school of their choice or to have a new alternatives for quality education in a safe setting, Gov. McMaster recently used $32 million in federal CARES Act funds entrusted to his discretionary...

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