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A federal judge killed a Minnesota law, which stopped religious colleges from a state program, making it unconstitutional.
In 2023, state MLAs passed an amendment to the state’s PostCondary Nomination Options (PSEO) Act, which changed which was eligible to participate in the program. Institutions that students need to sign a statement of confidence, or “a student’s race, creed, ethnicity, disability, gender, or entry based on sexual orientation or religious belief or affiliation, was stopped from the program under law change. The 40-year state program allows high school students to tuition the college classes in public or private institutions.
St. Paul had two Christian colleges, Crown College and Northwestern University, the only school directly affected by law. Two Christian families who wanted to use PSEO funds to send their children to two Christian colleges challenged the law in the federal court.
At the ruling Friday, American District Judge Nancy Brussel biased with parents and schools, stating that Minnesota’s law violated the first amendment of the Minnesota constitution and freedom of discretion.
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A federal judge faced a Minnesota law on 22 August in a ruling. The law stopped religious colleges, in which students were required to sign a statement of confidence, from attending a statewide double credit college program for high school students. (Istock)
“In short, the confidence statement restriction is unconstitutional on its face under the free exercise section of the first amendment of the United States Constitution because it burns religious exercises, neutral and generally not applied, and does not compromise narrowly to achieve the compelling interest of MDE,” Judge wrote,
Brussel called the confidence restriction “inseparable from the need for inseparable,” the amendment should be plagued in its entirety, saying that the amendment should be plagued. “
As associated Press, The Minnesota Department of Education has tried to ban colleges with a confidence statement from 2019. It was successful in 2023 when Democrats gained control of both houses of the State Legislature.
Parents praised this decision.
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Two Christian colleges in Minnesota were barred from participating in the state’s Post Poscondary Nomination Options (PSEO) program under the 2023 state law. (Istock)
Mark and Melinda Lo said, “We raise our children to have our faith in the center of our life. Minnesota refused to give us a chance to go to schools that reflect our faith and immediately tried to take us.” a statement“We are grateful to this decision, which protect students from across the state and schools they want to participate.”
The Backet, the legal group that brought the case, called the decision a victory for the state -wide families.
“Minnesota tried to cut educational opportunities for thousands of high schools for his belief. It is not just illegal-it’s shameful. This decision is a win for families who will not be strong in giving up their beliefs, and a sharp warning to politicians who target them,” Diana Thomson, Senior Advocate, said in a statement.
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The Minnesota Department of Education did not immediately return the request for Fox News Digital’s comment.
After the suit was filed, the two sides agreed to the order of a court, while the case was underway, while temporarily blocking the enforcement of the law.
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At a hearing in December, the Minnesota Education Department argued that the law correctly protects high school students who are “not Christians, not straight and seeshed,” the Associated Press said.
