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Supreme Court will weigh approval for US’ 1st publicly funded religious charter school, in Oklahoma

Jan. 24, 2025 17:38 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take on a new culture war dispute: whether the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school should be allowed to open in Oklahoma. The justices said they would review an Oklahoma Supreme Court decision that...

Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms is back in court

Jan. 23, 2025 15:17 PM EST

As Louisiana schools remain stuck in the middle of a legal battle over a new state law requiring every public classroom to display the Ten Commandments, a panel of three judges heard arguments over the controversial mandate on Thursday morning. The law, which has been touted by...