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Oklahoma Supreme Court blocks creation of first publicly-funded religious charter school

JURIST

The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the creation of a publicly-funded religious charter school, S t. Isidore of Seville Virtual Charter School violates the First Amendment and Oklahoma State Constitution. The court said the St. The court said the St. The court found that St.

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SCOTUS could be next stop after top Oklahoma court rules on state-funded religious school

ABA Journal

A contract providing for state funding of an online Catholic charter school violates the First Amendment’s establishment clause, the Oklahoma Constitution and a state law…

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Argument in double-jeopardy case shines spotlight on prosecutorial issues faced by Native tribes

SCOTUSBlog

Justice Sonia Sotomayor asked Kimberly if there was an “easy fix” for the tribe and the federal government to avoid double jeopardy problems in future cases in the event that the Supreme Court rules in favor of Denezpi. Kimberly responded that there are two easy fixes, both of which, he asserted, respect tribal sovereignty.

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Guest Post: Third-Party Litigation Funding: Disclosure to Courts, Congress, and the Executive

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That’s because current disclosure of litigation funding relies on a patchwork of state law, court rules, self-reporting, FOIA requests, leaks to journalists, and funding pitches. Some, as noted above, have even banned the practice at common law, though state courts have increasingly relaxed those rules in favor of regulation. [23]

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International arbitration, McGirt retroactivity, and anti-discrimination laws

SCOTUSBlog

Share This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, a potential replacement for the now-dismissed Servotronics Inc. Oklahoma should apply retroactively, and whether the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act violates a website designer’s First Amendment rights. In last year’s McGirt v.

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The Anti-ESG Movement Has Not Fared Well in Court, but Critical Decisions Are Pending

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The Republican-led “anti-ESG” (environmental, social, governance) movement over the last two years has largely been a legislative effort, comprised primarily of state-level bills that attempt to halt the consideration of climate risk and other commonplace factors in investment decisions connected with government funds, contracts, and pensions.

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Justices meet to fill out 2024-25 docket

SCOTUSBlog

An association of private, for-profit colleges in Texas went to federal court to challenge that regulation. Last April, the 5th Circuit agreed with the challengers and invalidated the rule. Oklahoma v. Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Oklahoma v. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v.