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Supreme Court splits 4-4 in Oklahoma Catholic charter school case

May 23, 2025

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CWN Editor's Note: The rare split decision had the effect of upholding an earlier Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling—one that declared that the state’s approval of a Catholic public charter school was in violation of the First Amendment and state law. Because the US Supreme Court’s decision was split, it did not create a national precedent.

Justice Amy Coney Barrett recused herself from the case.

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