Court Rejects Oklahoma Education Department's Lawsuit Over Letters from Advocacy Group

From Judge John F. Heil III (E.D. Okla.) yesterday in Okla. State Dep't of Ed. v. Freedom From Religion Found. :

On March 31, 2025, Plaintiffs filed their Complaint seeking both declaratory and injunctive relief from this Court. Specifically, the Complaint alleges that Defendant "has interfered with and will continue to interfere with [Plaintiffs'] statutory authority to govern Oklahoma's public schools." Plaintiffs urge that both declaratory and injunctive relief are necessary "to ensure that [Plaintiffs] can faithfully execute their duties, as well as protect the constitutional rights of Oklahoma's public school students." …

On December 17, 2024, Defendant, a nonprofit advocacy group, sent a letter to Achille Public Schools ("APS") Superintendent Rick Beene ("Superintendent Beene") reg