TAXPAYERS FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION; Cindra S. Barnard; Mason S. Barnard; James LaRue; Suzanne T. LaRue; Interfaith Alliance of Colorado; Rabbi Joel R. Schwartzman; Rev. Malcolm Himschoot; Kevin Leung; Christian Moreau; Maritza Carrera; and Susan McMahon, Petitioners,
v.
DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, Douglas County Board of Education, Colorado State Board of Education, and Colorado Department of Education, Respondents, and
Florence and Derrick Doyle, on their own behalf and as next friends of their children, A.D. and D.D.; Diana Oakley and Mark Oakley, on their own behalf and as next friends of their child, N.O.; and Jeanette Strohm-Anderson and Mark Anderson, on their own behalf and as next friends of their child, M.A., Intervenors-Respondents.
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Attorneys for Respondents Douglas County School District and Douglas County Board of Education: Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP, James M. Lyons , Eric V. Hall , Denver, Colorado.
Attorneys for Respondents Colorado State Board of Education and Colorado Department of Education: Cynthia H. Coffman , Attorney General, Michael Francisco , Assistant Solicitor General, Antony B. Dyl , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado.
Attorneys for Amici Curiae American Federation of Teachers and The Education Law Center: Law Office of Elizabeth L. Harris, LLC, Elizabeth L. Harris , Denver, Colorado, Kathleen J. Gebhardt, LLC, Kathleen J. Gebhardt , Boulder, Colorado.
Attorneys for Amici Curiae Anti-Defamation League; Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty; Central Conference of American Rabbis; Disciples Justice Action Network; Equal Partners in Faith; Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.; Hindu American Foundation; Jewish Social Policy Action Network; Union for Reform Judaism; and Women of Reform Judaism: Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP, Craig R. May , Allison McLaughlin , Denver, Colorado, Mayer Brown LLP, Andrew L. Frey, Richard B. Katskee , Matthew A. Waring , Washington, DC.
Attorneys for Amici Curiae Association of Christian Schools International, Catholic Diocese of Colorado Springs, Colorado Christian University, and Council for Christian Colleges & Universities: Bryan Cave LLP, Stuart J. Lark , Colorado Springs, Colorado, Alliance Defending Freedom, Gregory S. Baylor , Washington, DC.
Attorneys for Amicus Curiae The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty: Sparks Willson Borges Brandt & Johnson P.C., Scott W. Johnson , Colorado Springs, Colorado, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Diana M. Verm , Luke W. Goodrich , Washington, DC.
Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Colorado Association of School Boards: Colorado Association of School Boards, Kathleen A. Sullivan , Elizabeth Friel , Denver, Colorado.
Attorneys for Amici Curiae The Independence Institute and The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice: Independence Institute, David B. Kopel , Denver, Colorado.
Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Pacific Legal Foundation: Sherman & Howard, LLC, Ryan J. Klein , Colorado Springs, Colorado, Pacific Legal Foundation, Joshua P. Thompson , Sacramento, California.
En Banc.
CHIEF JUSTICERICE announced the judgment of the Court.
¶ 1 Four years ago, the Douglas County School District ("the District") implemented its Choice Scholarship Pilot Program ("the CSP"), a grant mechanism that awarded taxpayer-funded scholarships to qualifying elementary, middle, and high school students. Those students could use their scholarships...
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