Oklahoma’s Attorney General Gentner Drummond is challenging the constitutionality of the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school after a state school board approved the Catholic school’s application.
Gov. Kevin Stitt
Oklahoma AG Sues in Effort to Block Catholic Charter School
After the attorney general of Oklahoma filed a lawsuit against the nation’s first religious charter school on grounds that its establishment violates state and federal religious liberty protections, the school has responded that the suit “twists the law of religious liberty beyond recognition.”
Oklahoma’s First State-Funded Religious School Gets School Board OK
A state school board in Oklahoma voted Oct. 9 to approve a contract with a Catholic charter school set to open next school year, making it the nation’s first state-funded religious school.
Oklahoma School Board Approves Nation’s First Publicly Funded Catholic Charter School
A state school board in Oklahoma voted June 5 to approve the nation’s first publicly funded religious school.
Supreme Court Blocks Richard Glossip’s Execution While Reviewing His Case
In a brief order issued May 5, the Supreme Court blocked Oklahoma’s upcoming execution of death row inmate Richard Glossip scheduled for May 18.
Faith Leaders, Lawmakers Urge Oklahoma Gov. to Stop Execution
A group of faith leaders and Republican lawmakers at the Oklahoma Capitol May 4 called on Gov. Kevin Stitt to stop the upcoming execution of Richard Glossip scheduled for May 18.
Oklahoma Denies Appeal by Death Row Inmate for New Trial
An Oklahoma court has denied the request for a new trial for death row inmate Richard Glossip, even though the state’s attorney general said he had concerns about some of the testimony and evidence in the case.