Showing posts with label Oklahoma. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oklahoma. Show all posts
Thursday, May 22, 2025

Supreme Court Splits 4-4 In Oklahoma Charter School Case

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In Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond   and the companion case of  St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummo...
Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Supreme Court Today Hears Arguments on Funding of Religious Charter Schools

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The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this morning in Oklahoma Charter School Board v. Drummond, consolidated for oral argument with  S...
Thursday, April 03, 2025

Oklahoma Sues FFRF For Sending Demand Letters Objecting to Religious Activities in Schools

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In a rather unusual lawsuit, the state of Oklahoma has filed suit in federal district court against the Freedom from Religion Foundation see...
Friday, March 14, 2025

Oklahoma Indicts Megachurch Pastor on Charges of Lewd Acts With a Minor

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The Oklahoma Attorney General has announced that on Wednesday a Multi-County Grand indicted the founder of a Texas Megachurch on five counts...
Thursday, March 13, 2025

Petition Seeks to Stop Latest Effort to Get Bibles in Oklahoma School Classrooms

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 As previously reported , the Oklahoma Supreme Court has issued an order staying any work by the Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterpris...
Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Oklahoma Supreme Court Stays for Now Bible Purchases for Public Schools

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As previously reported , in October suit was filed by public school parents, teachers and by clergy challenging Oklahoma's requirement f...
Saturday, January 25, 2025

Supreme Court Grants Cert. In Oklahoma Publicly-Funded Catholic Charter School Case

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The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday granted review in  Oklahoma Virtual Charter School Board v. Drummond,  (Docket No. 24-394, certiorari grant...
Monday, November 18, 2024

Oklahoma Education Department Creates Office of Religious Liberty and Patriotism

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In a November 12 press release , Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters announced the creation of the Office of Re...
Friday, November 08, 2024

Oklahoma Launches New Office of Faith Based Initiatives

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Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt yesterday announced  the launch of the state's new Office of Faith Based Initiatives. According to the Off...
Saturday, October 19, 2024

Suit Challenges Oklahoma Bible Education Mandate and Purchase of Bibles

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Suit was filed this week by public-school parents, their minor children, teachers, and clergy challenging Oklahoma's recently imposed re...
Tuesday, October 08, 2024

Cert. Petition Filed in Oklahoma Religious Charter School Case

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A petition for certiorari  ( full text ) was filed yesterday with the U.S. Supreme Court in Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drumm...
Saturday, October 05, 2024

Oklahoma Specs for Classroom Bibles Apparently Limited To 2 Versions Endorsed by Donald Trump [UPDATED]

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As previously reported , last June the Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction issued a Memo to all public-school superintendent...
Friday, June 28, 2024

Oklahoma Education Head Requires All Schools to Incorporate the Bible into Their Curriculum

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Yesterday, Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters issued a Memo ( full text ) to all public-school superintendents...
Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Oklahoma Supreme Court Says Creation of Religious Charter School Is Unconstitutional

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In Drummond v. Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board ,  (OK Sup, Ct., June 25, 2024), the Oklahoma Supreme Court held that the sta...
Tuesday, June 04, 2024

Oklahoma Legislature Enacts Bill Requiring Schools to Offer Released Time for Credit Courses in Religious or Moral Instruction

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Last week the Oklahoma legislature passed and sent to Governor Kevin Stitt for his signature HB 1425 ( full text ) which requires every sch...
Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Oklahoma Supreme Court Temporarily Enjoins 3 Laws Restricting Abortions

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In Oklahoma Call for Reproductive Justice v. Drummond ,  (OK Sup. Ct, Nov. 14, 2023), the Oklahoma Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision directed ...
Thursday, October 26, 2023

OK Supreme Court: Church Autonomy Doctrine Requires Dispute Over Disaffiliation to Be Dismissed

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In Oklahoma Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church v. Timmons ,  (OK Sup. Ct., Oct. 24, 2023), the Oklahoma Supreme Court held tha...
Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Oklahoma AG Sues State's Charter School Board Over Its Approval of Religious Charter School

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Last week Oklahoma's Attorney General filed suit against the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board challenging its approval of...
Thursday, August 03, 2023

Court Upholds Accreditation Requirement For Religious University

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In Wisdom Ministries, Inc. v. Garrett ,( ND OK, Aug. 1, 2023), an Oklahoma federal district court rejected a constitutional challenge to a c...
Tuesday, August 01, 2023

Suit Challenges Oklahoma's Approval of Catholic Charter School

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Suit was filed yesterday in an Oklahoma state trial court challenging the decision of the state's Virtual Charter School Board to approv...