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Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue

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Summary

The Montana Department of Revenue wishes to shut down the state’s tuition tax credit program for private schools, citing Montana’s Blaine Amendment, because the program allows taxpayers to use the tax credit for both religious and nonreligious school tuition.

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Case Documents

Court

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Date

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court opinion: Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue

6/30/2020

U.S. Supreme Court

Friend-of-the-court brief in support of Espinoza: Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue

9/18/2019

U.S. Supreme Court

Friend-of-the-court brief in support of granting cert: Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue

4/15/2019

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John Bursch

Senior Counsel, Vice President of Appellate Advocacy

John Bursch is senior counsel and vice president of appellate advocacy with Alliance Defending Freedom.