Supreme Court appears ready to bless the country's first public religious charter school

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : But as the justices discussed how the case intertwined with religious liberty during more than two hours of oral arguments, they also signaled interest in whether a religious public charter school would be a government entity or private actor -- and how a potential ruling in St. Isidore's favor could affect charter school programs across the country.
58% : The school's supporters say a ruling in favor of St. Isidore would clear the way for a new form of public education that would advance religious freedom and school choice.
46% : "Have you thought about that boomerang effect for charter schools?" Justices also raised questions about the scope of three Supreme Court cases over the past decade that addressed when public money can flow to religious groups.
45% : The school's advocates have said those three cases suggest that states cannot block churches from using taxpayer dollars to create public schools that teach religion in the same way that many religious private schools have long done.
44% : "I can imagine some states might respond to a decision in your favor by imposing more requirements on charter schools," Justice Neil Gorsuch said to Jim Campbell, an attorney for the Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative organization representing an Oklahoma charter school board that first approved St. Isidore's state contract.

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