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Drummond v. Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board

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Summary

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is seeking to cancel the contract the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board entered with St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School solely because St. Isidore is Catholic. The board members took an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution, and the U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly held that religious groups cannot be excluded from generally available programs solely because of their religious character.

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Case Documents

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Date

State Supreme Court

Respondents' brief in response to petitioner's application and petition

11/21/2023

State Supreme Court

Petitioner's brief in support of application to assume original jurisdiction and petition for writ of mandamus declaratory judgment

11/20/2023

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Phil Sechler

Senior Counsel

Phil Sechler serves as senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, where he focuses on academic and religious freedom.