by Attorney Matt Davis

Supreme Court’s St. Isidore Decision: A Balanced Outcome for Religious Liberty

In a closely watched case decided on May 22, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed a groundbreaking issue in religious liberty: whether Oklahoma could establish the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school, St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School. The Court’s 4-4 deadlock, with Justice Amy Coney Barrett recusing herself, upheld the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s ruling that...