Attorney General’s statement on ruling in school vouchers case

Zoeller: Choice scholarships are constitutional, statute will be defended

INDIANAPOLIS – Today a Marion County court issued a ruling in the legal challenge to Indiana’s new school vouchers law, House Enrolled Act 1003 (Public Law 92). Judge Michael Keele denied the plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction, which means the State’s new choice scholarships program will remain in effect. Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller’s office is defending the new state statute from the plaintiffs’ legal challenge and Zoeller today issued this statement:

“Today’s ruling is a victory for Hoosier students and families currently utilizing the choice scholarship program. While lawsuits challenging the exercise of state and federal government authority are not unexpected, the court’s ruling indicates there is not an immediate need to halt the program and disrupt the start of the school year for these students. My office will continue to defend this new statute the Legislature passed in any future court proceedings,” Zoeller said.