五街. 道格拉斯县学区

This lawsuit challenges a school voucher plan devised by the 道格拉斯郡 School 董事会 with the approval of the Colorado State 董事会 of Education, to funnel tax dollars allocated for public education to private schools, 包括私立宗教学校.

科罗拉多州的sbobet篮球, the National ACLU Program on Freedom of 宗教 and Belief, 以及美国人联合起来争取教会分离 & 州政府向丹佛地方法院提起诉讼, asserting that 道格拉斯郡's “Pilot Choice Scholarship Plan" violates Colorado's Public School Finance Act, 以及州宪法的几个部分. The voucher program provides taxpayer funds to private and religious schools that will use this money to provide an education—including religious education and services—with little or no government oversight.

此外, the program plans to claim that the (up to) 500 students enrolled in it are still "public school students" for purposes of collecting state tax dollars, most of which will then be sent directly to the private school. 参与该项目的19所学校中, 14个是宗教徒, and three of secular schools only teach students through the 8th grade.

The ACLU lawsuit was consolidated with a lawsuit brought by Taxpayers for Public Education. 

After an evidentiary hearing, the Denver District Court issued a preliminary injunction. 在科罗拉多州上诉法院受挫之后, the plaintiffs prevailed in a 4-3 decision of the Colorado Supreme Court in 2015.  2016年初, the 道格拉斯郡 School 董事会 attempted to reinstate a modified version of the voucher program. ACLU lawyers obtained an order enforcing the earlier preliminary injunction.  In 2016, the United States Supreme Court vacated the Colorado Supreme Court's ruling and 命令科罗拉多州高等法院重新考虑 鉴于 哥伦比亚三一路德教会诉. 来的人, 582 U.S. 449 (2017).    That reconsideration was interrupted by the election of new members of the 道格拉斯郡 School 董事会, 哪个国家在2017年底取消了这个受到质疑的项目.  

sbobet篮球新闻稿和博客:

• “ACLU反对代金券计划，” C. Ray Drew, Executive Director, ACLU of Colorado, March 25, 2011

• “sbobet篮球 and Americans United file lawsuit to block voucher plan that would fund religious schools in Colorado," sbobet篮球新闻发布，2011年6月21日

• “你的钱在这里很好，问题出在你身上。” Daniel Bullard-Bates, ACLU Program on Freedom of 宗教 and Belief, June 21, 2011

• "Motion to halt Dougco voucher plan filed in Denver District Court," sbobet篮球新闻发布，2011年7月6日

• "Court blocks voucher plan that would fund religious schools in Colorado," sbobet篮球新闻发布，2011年8月12日

• “应用程序eals Court Upholds Voucher Plan That Would Fund Religious Schools in Colorado,” sbobet篮球新闻发布，2013年2月28日

• “Civil Liberties Groups Ask Colorado Supreme Court to Hear 应用程序eal of School Voucher Case,” sbobet篮球新闻发布会，2013年4月12日

• "Civil liberties groups ask Colorado Supreme Court to strike down 道格拉斯郡 voucher program," sbobet篮球新闻发布，2014年5月30日
• “sbobet篮球, Americans United applaud Colorado Supreme Court decision striking down voucher program funding religious schools," sbobet篮球新闻发布，2015年6月29日

• “同性恋? 有残疾? 不能提供救恩的证据? Colorado Voucher Schools Discriminated on Religious Grounds. 州最高法院说不是政府的钱 Heather Weaver, Senior 工作人员 Attorney, ACLU Program on Freedom of 宗教 and Belief, June 30, 2015

• “The Supreme Court’s troubling decision on funding for church playgrounds,” Heather Weaver, Senior 工作人员 Attorney, ACLU Program on Freedom of 宗教 and Belief, June 28, 2017

• Guest Commentary: School voucher decision stops discrimination in the name of religion《利记sbobet》，希瑟·韦弗，2015年7月8日
• "道格拉斯郡 School 董事会 votes to end unconstitutional voucher program," sbobet篮球新闻稿，2017年12月4日

媒体:

• “ACLU and Americans United File Lawsuit to Block Voucher Plan that Would Fund Religious Schools in Colorado,” 共同的梦想，2011年6月21日

• “道格拉斯郡 Vouchers Face Preliminary Injunction Filed In Two Lawsuits,” 赫芬顿邮报，2011年7月7日

• “School voucher program stopped: Dougco appeal would waste taxpayer money, ACLU says,” 西部世界，2011年8月15日

• “Court Overturns Block Of 道格拉斯郡 School Voucher Program,” CBS新闻，2013年2月28日

• “道格拉斯郡 voucher program challenge headed to Colorado Supreme Court,” 西部世界，2014年3月18日

• "Colorado Supreme Court strikes down school voucher program," 《sbobet篮球》，2015年6月29日
• "Colorado court rules use of public funds for private schools is unconstitutional," 《sbobet篮球》，2015年6月29日

• “道格拉斯郡 school board ends controversial voucher program,” 《利记sbobet》，2017年12月4日

• "道格拉斯郡 School 董事会 votes to end contentious vouicher program," CPR新闻，2017年12月5日

• “道格拉斯郡 school voucher program now officially dead after case dismissed by Colorado Supreme Court, 官员说,” 《利记sbobet》，2018年1月27日

ACLU案件编号

2011-02