Religious schools accepting public funds are required to follow Maine laws that protect against discrimination based on faith, gender identity and sexual orientation, a federal court has ruled.
Crosspoint Church, which runs Bangor Christian Schools, and St. Dominic Academy in Auburn filed separate appeals in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston in January, 2025. The state’s anti-discrimination law infringes on their constitutional right to free exercise of religion, they said.
Citing several Supreme Court decisions — including one in 2022 that allowed religious schools to be eligible for public funds — the schools argued the
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