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Drummond v. Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board

On January 8, the Liberty Justice Center and the Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty jointly filed an amicus brief with the Oklahoma Supreme Court in defense of the nation’s first-ever religious charter school in Drummond v. Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board. Their amicus brief argues that the Oklahoma Attorney General’s opposition to the charter school is motivated by animus against minority religions, which violates the First Amendment.

On November 8, after the Oklahoma Supreme Court dismissed the case, the Liberty Justice Center filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of an interfaith coalition composed of the Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty, the Religious Freedom Institute’s Islam and Religious Freedom Action Team, and the Abraham Knowledge Academy. The brief urges the Court to overturn the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s ruling prohibiting religious organizations from operating charter schools in the state.

“Government officials cannot deny opportunities to citizens because they don’t approve of their religious beliefs,” said Dean McGee, Senior Counsel for Educational Freedom at the Liberty Justice Center. “The Attorney General’s actions also impose on parents’ rights to guide their children’s education. Whether that education is religious or secular, public or private, it should never be threatened by the religious animosity of state officials.”

Amicus Brief Press Releases

Amicus Brief In The News

Tampa Free Press
November 8, 2024

(Tampa Free Press)—The Liberty Justice Center filed an amicus brief Friday with the U.S. Supreme Court, representing an interfaith coalition that includes the Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty, the Religious Freedom Institute’s Islam and Religious Freedom Action Team, and the Abraham Knowledge Academy. The coalition is urging the Court to...

American Family News
January 11, 2024

(American Family News)—The Oklahoma Supreme Court is being urged to reject a petition against the nation’s first-ever religious charter school. In Drummond v. Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board, Liberty Justice Center and the Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty have jointly filed an amicus brief with the Oklahoma Supreme Court...

Fox News
January 10, 2024

(Fox News)—A legal group is crying foul against Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s stance on the establishment of the first-ever religious-based charter school in the U.S., an issue being weighed in the Oklahoma Supreme Court. The Liberty Justice Center (LJC) and the Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty (JCRL) are defending...

The Center Square
January 9, 2024

(The Center Square)—A lawsuit filed by Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond opposing a virtual religious charter school discriminates against minority religions, according to an amicus brief filed with the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Drummond sued the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board and its members after a charter was granted to...

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Drummond v. Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board

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November 8, 2024

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U.S. Supreme Court

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