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US Supreme Court affirms decision finding proposed Catholic charter school unconstitutional (www.jurist.org)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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 that found the proposed Catholic school unconstitutional. The US Supreme Court’s opinion did not explain its ruling.

Case file: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24-394_9p6b.pdf

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago

JFC the fact it even made it to the supremes is crazy. BLATANTLY unconstitutional.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago

split evenly

Waaay too close for comfort for this topic, which is very worrying. Should be 9-0, but then again this should never be attempted and allowed to reach the SC. But here we are...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

I say this ignoring the irony of it: Thank god.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Unfortunately, a tie means it doesn't set precedence, and Justice Barrett likely won't recuse herself on the next case.