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Despite increased media attention over the last month, Davey has managed to keep a low profile on campus. He says that while some of his professors know about the case, he doesn’t know how many have connected...
...many of his friends and classmates are aware of the suit, Davey says. Friend Emily D. Zimmer, also a first-year at HLS, says Davey’s case gives a rare personal connection to significant national litigation...
Upon graduating from high school in 1999, Davey was awarded a Washington Promise Scholarship, given by the state to high-achieving low income students planning to study at approved in-state institutions. However, he received word he could not use the money a month into his first year at Northwest College, which is affiliated with the Assemblies of God church, due to his choice to major in theology in the hopes of becoming a minister...
With the help of the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), Davey sued the state for violation of the Free Exercise clause of the Federal Constitution, and although the District Court found in the State’s favor, the 9th Circuit Court reversed the decision 2-1 on appeal. The state has now appealed to the Supreme Court...
...While Davey is a strong supporter of federalism, he says he thinks in this case Washington is violating his constitutional rights—and taking government intervention too far. He also says indirect funding isn’t a violation of the constitutional bans on state-sponsored religion...