
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/