Americans United, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Maine filed a friend-of-the-court brief April 5 in a Maine case regarding the use of taxpayer funds to pay tuition at schools that indoctrinate children in religion.

“Forcing Maine residents to pay for religious education – particularly at private schools that can discriminate against students – is a fundamental violation of religious freedom,” said Alex J. Luchenitser, AU’s associate legal director. “The court should reject this lawsuit and maintain the state’s current protections that ensure that taxpayers aren’t compelled to support religious beliefs with which they may not agree.”