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Florida Christian College Challenges Exclusion from State Aid Program

March 15th, 201205:46 PM ET

By Alliance Defense Fund

Author: ADF Senior Counsel Gregory S. Baylor Florida Christian College (FCC) and five of its students filed suit against the State of Florida March 8, challenging their religion-based exclusion from the Florida Resident Access Grant (FRAG) program. My colleagues and I at the Alliance Defense Fund are privileged to represent the...
Court Upholds Indiana School Choice Program

February 17th, 201211:29 AM ET

By Alliance Defense Fund

Author: ADF Senior Counsel Gregory S. Baylor Indiana’s school voucher program does not violate the state constitution, a state court ruled January 13. In 2011, the Indiana General Assembly created the Choice Scholarship Program. Qualifying families receive vouchers, which they may redeem at private schools, both secular and religious. A ...
In Loco Parentis? Will the Real Parents Please Stand Up.

October 21st, 201107:02 PM ET

By Alliance Defense Fund

Author: ADF Senior Counsel David Cortman The Latin phrase in loco parentis literally means “in the place of parents” and has been referred to loosely by courts as the place held by local schools when students are in attendance. But this concept is being taken too far by public school officials. One recent example involved school...
School Choice Debate at U Colorado Law School

September 14th, 201110:35 AM ET

By Alliance Defense Fund

Author: ADF Senior Counsel Gregory S. Baylor I am scheduled to debate Professor Richard B. Collins at the University of Colorado School of Law in Boulder this Thursday, September 15, 2011, at 12:00 noon. We will be discussing the constitutionality of the Douglas County (CO) Choice Scholarship Program. Students, s...