NEW: The Supreme Court agrees to hear a bid by Oklahoma officials to approve the nation's first publicly-funded religious charter school. https://t.co/W19PstmmXK
BREAKING: SCOTUS takes up two new matters, including a huge case over whether explicitly religious schools can be excluded from a state’s charter school program. In this case, the Oklahoma Charter School Board wants to fund the school, and OK AG Drummond, a Republican, is… https://t.co/de6WkPSLih
NEW: Supreme Court GRANTS cases that ask to allow the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school to open in Oklahoma. And the case will be heard THIS TERM. Huge news. https://t.co/MbAQrv8HQW
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a significant case regarding the establishment of the nation's first taxpayer-funded religious charter school in Oklahoma. This case will be part of the Court's current term and will examine whether explicitly religious schools can be included in a state's charter school program. The Oklahoma Charter School Board is advocating for the funding of the school, while the Oklahoma Attorney General, Gentner Drummond, a Republican, is involved in the case. Additionally, the Supreme Court will also consider a class action lawsuit concerning Labcorp check-in kiosks that allegedly disadvantage blind patients.