 A publicly funded religious charter school is dead. The Oklahoma Supreme Court has killed the idea in a 7-to-1 ruling stating that to use taxpayer dollars to fund the establishment of a Catholic charter school in the state would be a violation of the Constitution. In its decision, the Oklahoma court says, quote, the framers' intent is clear. The state is prohibited from using public money for the use, benefit, or support of a sect or system of religion. Legal observers saw the school as a legal test case.