Supreme Court weighs religious liberty at charter schools

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – The Supreme Court Wednesday is considering whether it’s constitutional for a state to deny a religious charter school public funds because it’s religious. 

Attorneys on both sides of the issue spoke outside the Supreme Court after oral arguments Wednesday. 

“It’s about forcing taxpayers to fund religious indoctrination,” Americans United for Separation of Church and State President Rachel Laser said. 

“The state can’t create a program, and then invite everyone except people of faith,” Alliance Defending Freedom Chief Legal Counsel Jim Campbell said. 

The case centers on a virtual Catholic school in Oklahoma. The state’s charter school board

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