By Jess Bravin
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a plea to require s tate charter school programs to fund religious schools, an unexpected setback for social conservatives who had won a string of cases expanding sectarian involvement in public education.
The court divided 4-4 on the case, due to the recusal of Justice Amy Coney Barrett, thereby affirming an Oklahoma Supreme Court decision that found it unconstitutional to require the state to fund religious education through its public charter program.
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May 22, 2025 10:32 ET (14:32 GMT)
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