Legislation
Bipartisan push to balance religion, free speech on Ohio campuses(The Center Square) â A group of bipartisan lawmakers wants to balance religious freedom and free speech on college campuses throughout Ohio with a new law. The proposed plan, developed with… Read More
Courts
Appeal filed in case of Indiana high school that banned pro-life clubA student has appealed a district courtâs ruling in favor of the Indiana high school that revoked her pro-life club’s recognition for a flyer thought to be too âpolitical.â The… Read More
Courts
NC educator wins settlement after teaching âviewpoint diversityâ got him firedA North Carolina teacher won his lawsuit against the public school that fired him for teaching âviewpoint diversity.â David Phillips spent eight years teaching English at the… Read More
Public Education
âSpace aliens or illegal aliens?â North Carolina student given 3-day suspension for allegedly âracistâ questionA North Carolina high school student has been suspended for three days for asking his teacher to clarify an assignmentâs use of the word âalien.â Christian McGhee, a student at… Read More
Courts
Judge orders Olathe school board to pay $259K legal fees for plaintiff in First Amendment case(The Sentinel) â Federal District Court Judge Holly Teeter on April 4 ordered the Olathe school board to pay Jennifer Gilmoreâs attorney, Linus Baker, $259,233 in attorneyâs fees… Read More
Public Education
High School senior infiltrates school âSatanâ club led by middle-aged satanistA high school senior in Olathe, Kansas infiltrated a now-defunct after-school Satan club, only to find it led by a middle-aged devil satanist. Media around the country have reported on… Read More
Public Education
Legal battle brews over prayer club rejection at Washington state schoolTwo elementary students in Washington state are taking a stand against religious discrimination after their proposal to start an interfaith prayer club was rejected by the school’s principal. The rejection… Read More
Opinion
Could crackdown on free speech in Brazil be U.S.âs future? Is Elon Musk our Tiananmen Square âTank Manâ?Brazil is âon the brinkâ of shutting down free speech online â but may only be further down the same path President Biden is blazing in the U.S. Leading free… Read More
Courts
âFree speech is deadâ: Steve Bakerâs J6 arrest revolves almost entirely around his public statements, analysts say(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Blaze Media investigative journalist Steve Baker mightâve avoided prosecution if it werenât for his political views and public statements after the Capitol riot on Jan. 6,… Read More
Courts
âDepartment of Conformityâ: NYC Department of Ed sued for silencing dissenting voicesThree New Yorkers filed a lawsuit against the NYC Department of Education (DOE) and one of its school boards for viewpoint discrimination and violating the First Amendment. The plaintiffs â… Read More
Courts
Christian ministries get settlement in Virginia religious freedom suitIn a religious freedom victory, two Virginia churches, three Christian schools and a pregnancy center network have received a settlement in a lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Virginia. Alliance Defending… Read More
Opinion
Note to Ketanji Brown Jackson: The First Amendment should âhamstringâ the government. Thatâs the entire point.(The Daily Signal) â During the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government strong-armed Big Tech companies into censoring as âdisinformationâ Americansâ true experiences while effectively mandating government… Read More
Legislation
‘Orwellianâ: New Canadian law could throw citizens in jail for life over speech crimes(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is backing a new bill that could send Canadians away to prison for lengthy sentences for speech crimes, according to an… Read More
Public Education
Exclusive: Father of Indiana student who resolutely flies American flag on truck calls son a âheroâThe father of a student in Indiana said he considers his son “his heroâ after the teen refused pressure from school officials telling him to stop flying the American flag. Read More
Courts
Court rules Biden admin canât force Christian health care workers to perform trans surgeries(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A district court ruled Monday that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) violated the First Amendment by attempting to force religious health care workers to… Read More
Courts
Americans with traditional religious beliefs âwill be labeled as bigots and treated as such by the government,â warns Justice Alito in rare statementThe Supreme Court may have declined to hear a discrimination case, but Justice Samuel Alito used the opportunity as a teaching moment about the threat of religious discrimination he sees… Read More
Courts
Justices weigh future of free speech on social media platforms(The Daily Signal) â Can states prohibit social media companies from censoring the speech of their platformsâ users? Thatâs a question now before the Supreme Court. The… Read More
Legislation
Idaho introduces a bill to protect public school teachersâ freedom not to use preferred pronounsIdaho lawmakers advanced a bill Friday that would grant legal protection to public school teachers who opt not to use studentsâ preferred pronouns. If passed, House… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Separation of church and state is a misunderstood mythFor decades, anti-religious watchdogs have waged war on Christianity under the guise of âseparation of church and state.â Groups such as the Freedom From Religion Foundation (run by atheists) and… Read More
Public Education
Prayer at school board meeting sparks Constitutional debateA North Carolina school board meeting took an unexpected turn when the chairman opened the meeting with a prayer instead of the customary moment of silence. Before he prayed, newly… Read More