Indiana Supreme Court Grants Direct Appeal of Trial Court's Decision In School Voucher Case

The Indiana Supreme Court yesterday (March 16) issued an order (full text) in Meredith v. Daniels allowing the parties to skip the intermediate appellate court and take a direct appeal to the state Supreme Court of a trial court's decision upholding Indiana's Choice Scholarship school voucher program. NWI Times reports on the court's action. The case involves claims by 12 plaintiffs that the voucher program violates state constitutional provisions that bar the use of tax funds for religious institutions and which require a general and uniform system of common schools. (See prior posting.)