Lawsuit against public funding for Oklahoma religious charter school dropped

A lawsuit aimed at stopping taxpayer funding for a religious charter school in Oklahoma has been dropped.

The group fighting what would have become the first publicly-funded religious charter school in the country dropped its lawsuit on Monday after a recent US Supreme Court deadlock.

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After the court became deadlocked 4-4 over the case, the ruling reverted back to the Oklahoma State Supreme Court's decision, that the school was unconstitutional.

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The group fighting the school dropped the lawsuit, saying the case was "resolved."

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