OK Supreme Court Blocks Catholic School As First Religious Charter School | EWTN News Nightly

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The Oklahoma Supreme Court has blocked St. Isidore's Catholic School from becoming the nation's first religious charter school. The court determined the state school board's narrow approval last year violated the establishment clause, which prohibits government from making any law "respecting an establishment of religion". In the ruling, Justice James Winchester said, "Under Oklahoma law, a charter school is a public school, as such a charter school must be nonsectarian." Legal challenges are expected to follow and the case could be put in front of the US Supreme Court. Director of the Notre Dame Program on Church, State & Society and Professor of Law, Rick Garnett, joins to share his reaction to the court's ruling today and its interpretation of the establishment clause. Garnett explains the 2 competing ideas that are at odds. Onlookers from around the country will be very interested in this ruling, Garnett tells us whether he thinks this will create a national precedent for those looking to create similar entities. He discusses what the chances are that this case makes it to the Supreme Court and whether there is a precedent for this type of case. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf