As I Expected, SCOTUS 4-4's St. Isidore's Case With Barrett Recused (Updated)

St. Isidore Loses By Default: Supreme Court Deadlocks on Major Religious Freedom Case

St. Isidore of Seville may have overcome every obstacle in bringing knowledge and education to the world, but he could not overcome a tie on the Supreme Court. With the recusal of Justice Amy Coney Barrett, St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School in Oklahoma City lost by default when the Court deadlocked on its constitutional challenge to being denied a charter in favor of secular schools. Tied 4-4, the result is that the lower court ruli…

Amy Coney Barrett ensures religious school fight fails in Supreme Court

A recusal by conservative Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has ensured that Oklahoma taxpayers will not have to pay for a religious public charter school.Coney Barrett would have broken the 4-4 deadlock reached by the Court Thursday. Although she did not give a reason for her recusal, The New...

As I Expected, SCOTUS 4-4's St. Isidore's Case With Barrett Recused (Updated)

Shortly after the Court granted cert in St. Isidore of Seville v. Drummond, I wrote two posts about Justice Barrett's recusal. Before the case was even argued, I made a crude prediction to several reporters that the Chief would take the easy-out, and just vote to 4-4 affirm. There would be no opinion, and the Court could focus on more important issues. The children of Oklahoma really didn't matter. And so it has come to pass. The Court affirmed …

PRESS RELEASE: DFER Welcomes Outcome in St. Isidore v. Drummond, Avoiding Nationwide Disruption to Charter Laws and Student Access - Democrats for Education Reform

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 22, 2025 Contact: Lynn SextonLynn@dfer.org Supreme Court Preserves Public Status of Charter Schools in Split Ruling DFER Welcomes Outcome in St. Isidore v. Drummond, Avoiding Nationwide Disruption to Charter Laws and Student Access (May 22, 2025, New York, NY) — Today, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s split decision in St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond, Democrats for Education Reform CEO Jorge…

Bishop Statement on St. Isidore Catholic Virtual School

Most Rev. Paul S. Coakley, Archbishop of Oklahoma City and Most Rev. David Konderla, Bishop of Tulsa, issued a statement today regarding the US Supreme Court's decision upholding a court ruling barring the Catholic Charter School, St. Isidore of Seville