{"id":120035,"date":"2025-05-22T14:10:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T22:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/05\/22\/oklahoma-doesnt-get-the-ok-on-opening-a-religious-charter-school\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T14:10:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T22:10:31","slug":"oklahoma-doesnt-get-the-ok-on-opening-a-religious-charter-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/05\/22\/oklahoma-doesnt-get-the-ok-on-opening-a-religious-charter-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma Doesn\u2019t Get The OK On Opening A Religious Charter School"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carson v. Makin <\/em>changed the way that the separation of church and state worked in the same way that removing the lock from a door changes security. If Maine is required<\/em> to use taxpayer dollars to cover tuition at religious schools, in what other ways can states be required to buttress religious schools? Oklahoma tried to push the envelope by starting a religious public charter school. Given Carson<\/em>, doing so seemed colorably fair game. In a surprising 4-4 vote, the Supreme Court didn\u2019t allow Oklahoma to step on whatever ragged bits of the separation clause remain.<\/p>\n

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BREAKING: Supreme Court sidesteps religious charter school question for now with 4-4 vote, creating no national precedent and letting the Oklahoma Supreme Court decision \u2014 which does not allow the religious charter school \u2014 stand. https:\/\/t.co\/Vs3eTmLtKf(Opens in a new window)<\/span><\/a> pic.twitter.com\/u1rttwIAgi(Opens in a new window)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Chris \u201cLaw Dork\u201d Geidner (@chrisgeidner) May 22, 2025(Opens in a new window)<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

It didn\u2019t take long for AG Drummond to try to spin this as some win against Islamic indoctrination. Shame that the parties involved are listed on the opinion: <\/p>\n

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That literally says “St Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School”. What’s Islamic about THAT.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Sour Patch Lyds (@sourpatchlyds) May 22, 2025(Opens in a new window)<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

While this tie is effectively a win for the separation clause, it isn\u2019t clear how long it will last. Justice Amy Coney Barrett recused herself from this case (shout out to judicial integrity), but if a similar case reaches the Court that doesn\u2019t require her recusal, you should expect a 5-4 for [Insert State Name Here]\u2019s religious public charter school. Will that state be some other member of the Bible Belt, Texas, or Florida? Who knows, but it is only a matter of time.<\/p>\n

Until that day comes, rely on titles and the collection plate to fund your religious schools. It\u2019s what the Founders\u2122 intended. <\/p>\n

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Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord\u2122 in the Facebook group\u00a0Law School Memes for Edgy T14s(Opens in a new window)<\/span><\/a>. \u00a0He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim,\u00a0is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at\u00a0cwilliams@abovethelaw.com<\/a>\u00a0and by tweet at\u00a0@WritesForRent(Opens in a new window)<\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The post Oklahoma Doesn\u2019t Get The OK On Opening A Religious Charter School<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Carson v. Makin <\/em>changed the way that the separation of church and state worked in the same way that removing the lock from a door changes security. If Maine is required<\/em> to use taxpayer dollars to cover tuition at religious schools, in what other ways can states be required to buttress religious schools? Oklahoma tried to push the envelope by starting a religious public charter school. Given Carson<\/em>, doing so seemed colorably fair game. In a surprising 4-4 vote, the Supreme Court didn\u2019t allow Oklahoma to step on whatever ragged bits of the separation clause remain.<\/p>\n

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BREAKING: Supreme Court sidesteps religious charter school question for now with 4-4 vote, creating no national precedent and letting the Oklahoma Supreme Court decision \u2014 which does not allow the religious charter school \u2014 stand. https:\/\/t.co\/Vs3eTmLtKf(Opens in a new window)<\/span><\/a> pic.twitter.com\/u1rttwIAgi(Opens in a new window)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Chris \u201cLaw Dork\u201d Geidner (@chrisgeidner) May 22, 2025(Opens in a new window)<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

It didn\u2019t take long for AG Drummond to try to spin this as some win against Islamic indoctrination. Shame that the parties involved are listed on the opinion: <\/p>\n

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That literally says “St Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School”. What’s Islamic about THAT.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Sour Patch Lyds (@sourpatchlyds) May 22, 2025(Opens in a new window)<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

While this tie is effectively a win for the separation clause, it isn\u2019t clear how long it will last. Justice Amy Coney Barrett recused herself from this case (shout out to judicial integrity), but if a similar case reaches the Court that doesn\u2019t require her recusal, you should expect a 5-4 for [Insert State Name Here]\u2019s religious public charter school. Will that state be some other member of the Bible Belt, Texas, or Florida? Who knows, but it is only a matter of time.<\/p>\n

Until that day comes, rely on titles and the collection plate to fund your religious schools. It\u2019s what the Founders\u2122 intended. <\/p>\n

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Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord\u2122 in the Facebook group\u00a0Law School Memes for Edgy T14s(Opens in a new window)<\/span><\/a>. \u00a0He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim,\u00a0is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at\u00a0cwilliams@abovethelaw.com<\/a>\u00a0and by tweet at\u00a0@WritesForRent(Opens in a new window)<\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The post Oklahoma Doesn\u2019t Get The OK On Opening A Religious Charter School<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Carson v. Makin changed the way that the separation of church and state worked in the same way that removing the lock from a door changes security. If Maine is required to use taxpayer dollars to cover tuition at religious schools, in what other ways can states be required to buttress religious schools? Oklahoma tried […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":120014,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above_the_law"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/xira.com\/p\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Williams-620x620-rg9dau.jpeg?fit=620%2C620&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120035"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120035\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/120014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}