Federal Court Rejects Attempt to Require Taxpayer Funding of Religious Schools in Douglas County
DENVER - Federal District Court Judge Marcia Krieger today denied plaintiffs鈥� request to issue an unprecedented emergency order requiring the Douglas County School District school voucher program to divert taxpayer funds to private religious schools. The 老澳门开奖结果 of Colorado, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the 老澳门开奖结果 Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief, and the law firm Arnold & Porter - before the Colorado Supreme Court last year - to challenge the plaintiffs鈥� collateral attack on that decision.
老澳门开奖结果 cooperating attorney Matt Douglas of Arnold & Porter issued the following statement, on behalf of the 老澳门开奖结果 of Colorado, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and the 老澳门开奖结果 Program on Freedom of Religion.
鈥淲e commend the District Court鈥檚 ruling today in which the court agreed that this case is a clear attempt to circumvent the Colorado State Supreme Court decision of last year striking down the original Douglas County School Voucher program as a violation of the Colorado Constitution.
鈥淭he Court also expressed serious doubts as to whether the case should go forward, given that the plaintiffs and the defendants clearly want the same result 鈥� to direct taxpayer funds to private, religious schools. While denying the plaintiffs鈥� motion for preliminary injunction, the Court invited motions to dismiss the case outright, which we intend to file.
鈥淎s we鈥檝e argued throughout this case, and as the Colorado Supreme Court affirmed, parents are free to send their children to private, religious schools if they wish, but taxpayers should not be forced to pay for it.鈥�
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