A lawsuit to prevent taxpayer money from being used to pay for private and religious education is now before the Idaho Supreme Court. A dedicated coalition of public school supporters filed the suit on Sept. 17, asking the court to declare Idaho’s voucher subsidy law unconstitutional. They are also asking the court to prevent the Idaho State Tax Commission from implementing and administering the law.

The lawsuit is based upon Article IX, section 1 of the Idaho Constitution, which states:

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