WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts appears to hold the key vote over whether the Supreme Court will allow the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school in Oklahoma.

The U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed that Oklahoma's contract for what would be the nation's first publicly funded religious school is unconstitutional.

The best outcome would be if one of the conservative justices — most likely Chief Justice John Roberts — ended up ... a 4-4 decision would let stand the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s decision ...

A ruling in favor of St. Isidore, a proposed Catholic charter school in Oklahoma, could have bolstered religious freedom and educational options. Instead the Court split 4-4. That means the state ...