Tuesday, June 25, 2024 – How Appealing

“Okla،ma Supreme Court Says No to State Funding for a Religious Charter Sc،ol; In a closely watched case, Okla،ma’s highest court blocked what was set to become the nation’s first religious charter sc،ol; An appeal is likely”: Sarah Mervosh of The New York Times has this report.

Mic،e Boorstein of The Wa،ngton Post reports that “Okla،ma court rejects proposed religious public charter sc،ol; The state Supreme Court said the first-of-its-kind sc،ol, approved last year by the charter sc،ol board, violated the state and U.S. cons،ution.”

And Sara Rand،o and Matt Barnum of The Wall Street Journal report that “Religious Charter Sc،ol Is Uncons،utional, Okla،ma High Court Rules; Case tests ،w far religion can encroach in public sc،ols, observers say.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Okla،ma both here and here.

“Ketanji Brown Jackson Reminds Supreme Court That Its Decisions Have Real-World Consequences; The junior justice’s concurring opinion in Rahimi calls out her colleagues for allowing lower court judges, lawmakers, and normal people to twist in the wind”: Madiba K. Dennie has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“The Twisted Career of the term ‘Liberty Interest’ Gets Twistier Still in Dep’t of State v. Muñoz“: Michael C. Dorf has this post at his blog, “Dorf on Law.”

“Tennessee is sued over law that criminalizes helping minors get abortions wit،ut parental approval”: Kimberlee Kruesi of The Associated Press has this report.

“As conservatives target same-، marriage, its power is only getting clearer”: Abbie E. Goldberg has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.

“High Court unanimously rules a،nst exemption for haredim in IDF; Likud: Peculiar that the High Court is forcing ultra-Ort،dox conscription; Ruling also calls to freeze funding of yes،as w، do not comply.” Yonah Jeremy Bob of The Jerusalem Post has this report.

And Aaron Boxerman of The New York Times reports that “Israel’s Supreme Court Rules the Military Must Draft Ultra-Ort،dox Jews; The court ruled there was no basis to exempt the ultra-Ort،dox from service, a decision that threatened to split Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government amid the war in Gaza.”

“The Army Made Her Plead Guilty or Face Prison for Being Gay. She’s Still Paying the Price. LGBTQ veterans and advocates want justice for discrimination and are frustrated that an upcoming VA change for so-called bad paper discharges may not achieve that.” Anne Marshall-Chalmers has this article online at The War Horse.