Justice Amy Coney Barrett Recuses Herself in a Charter School Case

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

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

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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]
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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 | Reply

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 | Reply | Newsworthy 3

"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 | Reply | Newsworthy 1

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 | Reply | Newsworthy 1

At its base, the teachings of the Catholic Church can be summed up as follows:
-love the Lord thy God with all your heart and all your soul
-love each other as yourself
-feed the hungry
-clothe the naked
-welcome the stranger
-visit those imprisoned
-be a voice for those who cannot be heard
-give up your belongings and take up the Cross

I find it very unlikely that such will be the message of St. Isadore School in Okiehomie. I also hope for the day--sometime soon after the SCOTUS rules in favor of this school--that Muslims somewhere in this country will seek a similar school charter, with Islamic tenets taught on the state's dime. Hijinks will ensue, with the hypocrisy and bigotry laid base...

#5 | Posted by catdog at 2025-05-01 12:35 PM | Reply

Religious and other private schools getting money is a necessity after Democrats completely destroyed the public school system. It is why Democrats send their kids to private school as soon as they can afford to do so - just ask Liz Warren how quickly she took her kids away from the 'poors' once she had some money.

#6 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-05-01 07:29 PM | Reply