In a 4-to-4 decision, the court upheld a ruling by the Oklahoma Supreme
Court that blocked the school.
By Abbie VanSickle and Sarah Mervosh
May 22, 2025 | Updated 1:58 p.m. ET
An evenly divided Supreme Court rejected a plan on Thursday to allow
Oklahoma to use government money to run the nation’s first religious charter school, which would teach a curriculum infused by Catholic
doctrine.
In a tie, the court split 4 to 4 over the Oklahoma plan, with Justice
Amy Coney Barrett recusing herself from the case, and the decision
provided no reasoning.
That deadlock means that an earlier ruling by the Oklahoma Supreme
Court will be allowed to stand. The state court blocked a proposal for
the Oklahoma school, St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School,
which was to be operated by the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the
Diocese of Tulsa, and aimed to incorporate Catholic teachings into
every aspect of its activities.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/us/politics/supreme-court-religious-charter-school-oklahoma.html
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