Tuesday May 06, 2025

47: Wading into the weeds - Catholic charter school Supreme Court case -with Todd McFarland.

Why is a church with a 150-year history of supporting church-state separation sitting out the much-debated St. Isidore charter school litigation, which implicates the First Amendment establishment clause? Answer: It's complicated.

Guest:
Todd McFarland, deputy general counsel, Seventh-day Adventist world church

Show Notes:
Opinion of the Oklahoma Supreme Court: https://religiousliberty.nd.edu/assets/575311/1058190300_20240625_085757_.pdf


SCOTUSblog article providing background to the St. Isidore Charter School case: https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/01/supreme-court-will-weigh-in-on-effort-to-found-nations-first-religious-charter-school/

 

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