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ESPINOZA v. MONTANA DEPT. OF REVENUE 

GORSUCH, J., concurring 

Montana’s  Supreme  Court  disregarded  these  founda-
tional principles.  Effectively, the court told the state legis-
lature and parents of Montana like Ms. Espinoza:  You can 
have school choice, but if anyone dares to choose to send a 
child to an accredited religious school, the program will be
shuttered.  That condition on a public benefit discriminates
against the free exercise of religion.  Calling it discrimina-
tion  on  the  basis  of  religious  status  or  religious  activity
makes no difference:  It is unconstitutional all the same.