Charter Schools Pose Supreme Court’s Next Religious Liberty Test

The US Supreme Court has blurred the line separating church and state in recent years and charter schools are likely to be next in the fight to expand religious liberty.

An Oklahoma school board decision last week to approve the first publicly funded religious charter school is expected to tee up a legal challenge that could get to the court as early as next term. Central to that litigation is whether charter schools are public or private, a question the Supreme Court has already been asked to answer in a case pending before the justices.

“It’s been clear, at least ...