A Religious Charter School Falls Short at the Supreme Court
How did the Roberts Court's remarkable run on religious liberty end here? The deadlock was possible because Justice Amy Coney Barrett recused herself from Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond. She didn't explain why, as is common practice at the Court. Some speculate that the reason is her association from her Notre Dame days with a Notre Dame law professor who advised St. Isidore.
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