Jewish school sues Oklahoma over charter denial after Supreme Court punted on issue

Published March 25, 2026 5:48pm ET



A Jewish charter school sued Oklahoma this week over its denial of the school’s application to the state’s charter school program, less than a year after the Supreme Court punted on the constitutionality of taxpayer-funded religious charter schools.

The National Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, claiming the denial of the school’s admission to the state charter school program violates the free exercise clause of the First Amendment and the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.

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