Divided Supreme Court rules Oklahoma can't launch a taxpayer-funded religious charter school

US Supreme Court affirms decision finding proposed Catholic charter school unconstitutional

The US Supreme Court split evenly Thursday over a challenge to the attempted establishment of the country’s first religious charter school, leaving in place a ruling from the Oklahoma Supreme Court th...

Split SCOTUS denies Oklahoma Catholic charter schools the right to receive state funds

With Justice Amy Coney Barrett recusing herself, a 4-4 tie means the earlier ruling by the Oklahoma Supreme Court that taxpayer dollars can’t be used to fund religious education will stand — for now. [UPDATE] On Thursday, May 22, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a 4-4 decision in Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board, et al v. Drummond, a case weighing whether St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School could receive state funds through a…

BREAKING: Supreme Court Justices in Tied 4-4 Decision Reject Authorization of Nation’s First Publicly Funded Religious Charter School - News Addicts

The U.S. Supreme Court on May 22 voted 4–4 to reject authorization for the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school. Justice Amy Coney Barrett recused herself and did not participate in the case known as Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond. The respondent is Gentner Drummond, Oklahoma’s attorney general. The Supreme Court’s unsigned […] The post BREAKING: Supreme Court Justices in Tied 4-4 Decision Reject Authoriza…

OTHER VIEWS: Court ruling keeps public schools intact

Advocates for allowing the nation’s first religious charter school to attach itself to the taxpayer teat were squalling Thursday like scalded cats, howling that the U.S. Supreme Court had trampled on their religious freedom. In fact, the exact opposite is…

EDITORIAL: Court ruling keeps public schools intact

Advocates for allowing the nation’s first religious charter school to attach itself to the taxpayer teat were squalling Thursday like scalded cats, howling that the U.S. Supreme Court had trampled on their religious freedom. In fact, the exact opposite is…

New York Times: Religious Education Lost at the Supreme Court. But It’s Winning Everywhere Else.

The court rejected a religious charter school, but conservatives may get much of what they want in a school voucher program that passed the House this week.