Supreme Court tie vote dooms taxpayer funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma

[Zorro]

The Supreme Court on Thursday effectively ended a publicly funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma, dividing 4-4.

The outcome keeps in place an Oklahoma court decision that invalidated a vote by a state charter school board to approve the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, which would have been the nation’s first religious charter school. But it leaves the issue unresolved nationally.

The one-sentence notice from the court provides an unsatisfying end to one of the term’s most closely watched cases.

The Catholic Church in Oklahoma had wanted taxpayers to fund the online charter school “faithful to the teachings of Jesus Christ.” Opponents warned that allowing it would blur the separation between church and state, sap money from public schools and possibly upend the rules governing charter schools in almost every state.

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-oklahoma-public-religious-charter-school-170e3701926e29ea5072eb50f0db97b6

[newdeal2]

1. Good news

They will be back again though, with Trump and the wrestling CEO’s full blessing.

[walkingman]

10. Yes, it will eventually pass because there is no longer

any desire for separation of church and state. I think a plurality of America would accept a theocracy.

[Scrivener7]

2. Good.

[underpants]

3. Coney Barrett

A key factor in the outcome was that conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who would have been the deciding vote, did not participate in the case. She did not explain why, but it is likely because of her ties with Notre Dame Law School. The law school's religious liberty clinic represents the charter school.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-sidesteps-major-ruling-religious-public-charter-schools-rcna204111

[JohnSJ]

4. That Barret actually recused herself signals there is only one

ethical conservative on the court. The other 4 conservatives are the best money can buy.

[Irish_Dem]

5. Wow. SC upheld the US Constitution.

Remarkable.

[newdeal2]

7. Shocking isn't it, sadly

Still worth celebrating

[Irish_Dem]

8. It is noteworthy when public servants do the job they are paid to do.

[cornball 24]

6. Great!!

[In It to Win It]

9. It's kind of sad that a fucking tie vote is the best we could hope for 😑

[Rebl2]

11. 👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍

[EnergizedLib]

12. It's scary that it was only 4-4

But a loss for Ryan Walters is a win for freedom and for Oklahoma and for America.

[Emile]

13. A provision in the proposed budget bill limits the ability

of the courts to enforce their rulings against the government.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

14. Yes!!!!

[UTUSN]

15. K&R