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agreed Friday to take on a new culture war dispute: whether the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school should be allowed to open in Oklahoma .
The conservative-dominated high court has issued several decisions in recent years signaling a willingness to allow public funds to flow to religious entities. The Supreme Court agreed Friday that they will look into a review of an Oklahoma Supreme Court decision that invalidated a state board’s approval of the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school.The decision followed a 3-2 vote in 2023 by the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board to approve an application by the archdiocese for the St. Isidore of Seville Virtual Charter School.
A group of Oklahoma parents, faith leaders and a public education nonprofit sued to block the school.
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Supreme Court to Weigh Oklahoma's Proposal for Publicly Funded Religious SchoolThe US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging Oklahoma's attempt to authorize the nation's first publicly funded religious charter school. The proposed St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School would serve students online while promoting the Catholic faith. The justices will review a lower court ruling that found the proposal violated both state and federal constitutions.
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Only Woman on Oklahoma's Death Row Granted Supreme Court HearingAfter over two decades of imprisonment for killing her husband, Brenda Andrew's team now argue prosecutors used sexist tactics to influence the jury.
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Supreme Court to Decide if Publicly Funded Religious Charter School Can Open in OklahomaThe Supreme Court agreed to hear a case challenging a lower court ruling that blocked the opening of the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school in Oklahoma. The case, St. Isidore of Seville Sch. v. Drummond, Att’y Gen. of OK, centers on whether a religious charter school would violate state constitutional provisions. The petitioners, represented by Alliance Defending Freedom, argue that the ruling discriminates against St. Isidore and violates constitutional protections for religious freedom. The Oklahoma Attorney General, Gentner Drummond, initiated the lawsuit arguing that taxpayer-funded religious charter schools could lead to funding for other religious indoctrination.
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Supreme Court to weigh reinstating Obamacare care requirements struck down by lower courtThe Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider some reinstating preventative care coverage requirements under the Affordable Care Act that were struck down by a lower court.
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