Supreme Court

“The deadlocked court affirmed the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s ruling that the Catholic school would be functioning as a government entity.” - C.Today

Also: Deadlocked Supreme Court means Oklahoma can’t establish religious school - Axios

“The court is considering whether to overturn a June 2024 Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling that a St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School (SISCVS) of Oklahoma City would be unconstitutional” - Baptist Press

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“The Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) has joined nine other faith groups in an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court supporting Maryland parents fighting to opt their children out of class when such books are read.” - Baptist Press

“If affirmed, the school would be the nation’s first faith-based charter—a sea change in education law, expanding the boundaries of government aid to faith-based schools.” - The Conversation

“Both Mahmoud v. Taylor and Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton address a fundamental question: Will parents maintain their God-given right and responsibility to protect their children and guide their moral development?” - TGC

“The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Dec. 4 in United States v. Skrmetti, a case which will determine the constitutionality of a Tennessee law banning gender transition procedures or so-called ‘gender affirming care’ for minors.” - Baptist Press

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“The ERLC plans to actively engage this historic case at the Supreme Court by filing an amicus brief outlining why the Tennessee law, and others like it, must be ruled constitutional.” - Baptist Press

“The law of ‘standing’ in American constitutional law is complex and particular applications of that law are contested. Still… a party seeking to sue in a federal court ‘cannot be a mere bystander, but instead must have a “personal stake” in the dispute.’” - Law & Liberty

“The U.S. Supreme Court threw out its biggest abortion-related case since overturning Roe v. Wade two years ago, saying Thursday that doctors opposed to a commonly used abortion pill lacked legal standing.” - Axios

“The merits-based question before the Supreme Court this week was whether the FDA illegally lowered safety standards for the abortion pill, mifepristone. However, justices spent most of the hour-and-a-half-long hearing questioning whether the doctors met the standing requirements to sue” - Daily Citizen

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