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Judicial inconsistency: First responders ask SCOTUS to strengthen religious protections with vaccine requirementsEight firefighters from the state of Washington are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to clarify employer protocol regarding religious protections after a regional fire department denied their requests for religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccination. âPunishing first responders because of their… Read More
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Illegal alien charged with attempted rape in Missouri days after detained by a citizen for car break-insAn illegal alien is accused of attempting to rape a massage therapist just days after he was detained by police for car break-ins at a Missouri bar. Radio Host Shane Wilkinson detained Oliver Valle-Ramos on March 30 outside a… Read More
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Supreme Court gives Catholic preschools shot at taking down another anti-religious Colorado rule(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a challenge to Coloradoâs exclusion of Catholic preschools from its state-funded program. An appeals court previously backed… Read More
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Clarence Thomas says progressivism opposes American principles, calls citizens to sacred devotionSince the early 20th century, the idea of progressivism has âcoexisted uneasily with the principles of the Declaration [of Independence],â which it âopenly opposed,â Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas told an audience at… Read More
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Murder charges dropped in plea deal for second Kansas City Chiefs parade shooting suspectAnother gunman from the horrific 2024 Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally shooting has received a âwrist slapâ sentence, resulting in widespread disappointment, including from the… Read More
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Kash Patel sues The Atlantic for $250M over story alleging âexcessive drinkingâ(Daily Caller News Foundation) â FBI Director Kash Patel filed a lawsuit against The Atlantic on Monday, describing the outletâs article on his tenure at the agency as âa sweeping,… Read More
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Wisconsin school choice faces legal challenge as families fight to keep optionsAlthough Wisconsin pioneered the first modern school choice program in the 1990s, that hasnât stopped opponents from trying to end education freedom. The latest attempt, a lawsuit filed in February by several… Read More
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US Supreme Court denies Massachusetts school transition case(The Center Square) â The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to decide whether a public school violated parentsâ rights by encouraging a student to transition to a new gender. Read More
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Suspect in Kansas City funeral shooting arrested, charged after monthlong investigationA man has been charged with allegedly opening fire at a Kansas City funeral service that was laying to rest a February homicide victim. Anthony Medley, 39, was… Read More
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St. Louis homeless man arrested for painting swastikas on cars, Jewish Federation says act has âno place in our communityâÂA 33-year-old man is in custody after surveillance footage allegedly showed him spray-painting swastikas on at least five cars in a south St. Louis neighborhood. Daniel Joseph Hughes faces two felony counts… Read More
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Biden DOJ unlawfully targeted pro-life citizens, including readers of The LionThe Department of Justice under the Biden administration discriminated against pro-life Americans through unequal enforcement of the law and biased screening of individualsâ ideological beliefs, according to a new report… Read More
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Sotomayor apologizes for public remarks she made about Brett Kavanaugh(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued an unusual apology Wednesday after she acknowledged making critical remarks about the upbringing of her conservative colleague, Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Sotomayor… Read More
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Missouri court dismisses teachers’ union lawsuit, securing $50 million for state-funded school choice expansionA Missouri circuit judge threw out a lawsuit Tuesday filed by the Missouri National Education Association (MNEA) aimed at blocking a $50 million expansion to the tax credit-funded scholarship program… Read More
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California Dems, LGBTQ groups spark legal, religious liberty concerns on fight against SCOTUS rulingDemocratic lawmakers and LGBTQ groups in California are already looking for workarounds to the Supreme Courtâs recent ruling prohibiting the state from censoring private counselor-client conversations about gender identity for… Read More
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Sex offender gets 10 more years after child porn found during treatment center stayÂA previously convicted child pornographer was sentenced to an additional 10 years in prison after a Kansas sex offender treatment center discovered child sexual abuse material in his possession. Read More
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Schools must notify parents of LGBTQ âDay of Silenceâ Friday or face legal action, Catholic legal group saysIn the wake of the Supreme Court empowering parents to opt their children out of LGBTQ material, the Thomas More Society is warning school districts nationwide that they… Read More
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Court upholds Iowa law banning sexually explicit school materialsIn a knockout punch against efforts to sexualize children, a federal court in Iowa denied a request to block a law that bans sexually explicit books in schools and sexual… Read More
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Judge pauses Louisiana chemical abortion case pending FDA review, allows nationwide distribution of pills to continue unregulatedA U.S. district judge on Tuesday halted proceedings in Louisianaâs lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration over the national distribution of chemical abortion pills to give the FDA six… Read More
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It is the parentsâ business: Missouri AG announces lawsuit settlement in Wentzville school districtâs secret transgender meetingA lawsuit against a Missouri school district that disregarded parental rights in secretly discussing transgender bathroom policies reached a resolution Monday. Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced a settlement with… Read More
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âParents need to be aware that this is happeningâ: High-profile transgender cases shaping America’s battle over parental rightsThe Supreme Courtâs recent ruling to block a California law barring schools from notifying parents about their studentsâ transgender status is the latest flashpoint in a judiciary increasingly drawn into… Read More