Public Education

Oklahoma board rejects Ben Gamla Jewish charter school after court greenlights religious charter 

The Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board narrowly rejected the application of Ben Gamla, a Jewish school, despite a recent court ruling greenlighting the nation’s first religious charter school. Read More

Courts

‘Victory for educational freedom’: Federal court greenlights nation’s first religious charter school 

A federal district court gave the go-ahead for a Jewish school to participate in Oklahoma’s charter program after it was excluded because of its religious affiliation. The… Read More

Courts

Atheist’s lawsuit could bring down nearly 100-year-old cross in Los Angeles

(The Daily Signal) – A nearly century-old cross standing at the entrance to Los Angeles’ historic Olvera Street could be removed thanks to an atheist’s First Amendment lawsuit. Read More

Courts

Catholic nuns sue New York over law requiring them to assist terminally ill patients in suicide or face heavy penalties

Catholic nuns are suing the state of New York over a law forcing them to violate their religious beliefs by assisting sick patients in their suicides. Four orders of Catholic nuns and Catholic… Read More