Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Justice Amy Coney Barrett Recuses Herself in a Charter School Case

The justice will not participate in oral argument, deliberations or vote. She gave no explanation.

Posted by retort at 12:20 PM | 4 COMMENTS | permalink

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The justices will hear a dispute this morning that could open the gates for public funding to go directly to religious schools. The case comes out of efforts to establish a charter school that would "fully embrace" the Catholic Church's teachings in Okla.[image or embed]

-- SCOTUSblog (@scotus-blog.bsky.social) April 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM

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Perhaps she is in favor of it, but does not want to go on record as being in favor?

She likely knows it is likely to pass without her.

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-30 01:16 PM

Republicans never really believed in Separation of Church and State.

Republicans never really believed in the Constitution.

#2 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-04-30 02:24 PM

"a charter school that would "fully embrace" the Catholic Church's teachings "

Could you enumerate those "teachings" for the class?

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-04-30 03:11 PM

This would allow the government to put its hand on the scale, as to which religions WOULD get grants, and which wouldn't.

Sounds like violating the Establishment Clause to me.

#4 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-04-30 03:15 PM

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