Supreme Court rejects charter school's bid to enforce mandatory skirts for girls.

The Supreme Court has declined to review the case of a North Carolina charter school that wanted to force female students to wear skirts, letting stand a lower-court ruling that deemed the policy unconstitutional. The move is a victory for civil liberties advocates and a blow to social conservatives who hoped that the top U.S. court would exempt charter schools from constitutional protections. The case could have had far-reaching implications for charter schools, which operate in a gray area, functioning as public schools that are run by private organizations.