US Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith and Ted Budd file amicus brief to US Supreme Court

U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi and Ted Budd of North Carolina filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court to defend the right of homeschooling parents to use religious curricula.

The senators argue that California's restrictions on faith-based curriculum for parents in publicly funded independent-study programs violate the Constitution. Hyde-Smith stated in a Sept. 29 press release that she hopes the Supreme Court will overturn the California court decision. Senators Pete Ricketts of Nebraska and Jim Risch of Idaho also signed the brief.