Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall listens to a reporter’s question following oral arguments in Merrill v. Milligan, an Alabama redistricting case that could have far-reaching effects on minority voting power across the United States, outside the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined a 12-state amicus brief sent to the U.S. Supreme Court endorsing the foundation of a religious charter school in Oklahoma. The brief responds to an upcoming case the court is expected to hear beginning April 30 regarding the constitutionality of a proposed Catholic online charter school in Oklahoma. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed in January to consolidate and hear arguments regarding Oklahoma Charter School Board v. Drummond, a lawsuit filed in 2023, by Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond to block the approval of a proposed Catholic virtual charter school, and St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond, a counter-suit filed against Drummond by the school. The school was proposed by the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the Diocese of Tulsa to provide free online Catholic K-12 education to Oklahoma residents. Sign up for our daily newsletter The Day’s Scoop: Your daily email briefing on […]

By : Markus McDowell