Courts
North Carolina treasurer appealing order requiring state health plan to cover sex change operations(The Center Square) â North Carolina Treasurer Dale Folwell is appealing a recent federal court order requiring the state health plan to fund sex change operations, though the plan will… Read More
Courts, Culture, Public Education
‘Public relations mirage’: Parents’ rights groups sue DOE over bias, alleged illegalities in Biden’s new parents councilParent advocate groups have joined forces to sue the U.S. Department of Education, alleging its new parents council isn’t ideologically balanced. The DOE announced in a June… Read More
Courts, Government
What powers do lawmakers have, and how much do the courts have, in school funding? North Carolina to decide(The Center Square) â North Carolina lawmakers have some questions for the state Supreme Court to ponder in the decades-long Leandro school funding lawsuit. In an opening brief filed by… Read More
Courts, Government
Judge blocks West Virginia school choice program, state to appeal(The Center Square) â A circuit court judge is blocking West Virginia from implementing a school choice program intended to provide more options for parents and students, but Attorney General… Read More
Courts, Culture, Opinion
Bidenâs smear of Supreme Court on foreign soil a disgrace to the nation, a disservice to its intricate designIn defaming the U.S. Supreme Court â in front of an overseas audience â for its decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Joe… Read More
Christian Schools, Courts
Wisconsin Lutheran High School fights Milwaukeeâs âunlawful’ six-figure property tax billA Christian high school in Wisconsin is suing the city of Milwaukee after being forced to pay more than $100,000 in property taxes for a building it says should be… Read More
Courts, Culture
Silent prayer in public is protected by the Constitution, US Supreme Court rules in coach prayer caseThe government cannot punish its employees or anyone else for silent prayer, even at public events and facilities, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled… Read More
Courts, Culture
âEgregiously wrongâ Roe v. Wade overturned; abortion returned to states to decide â and Missouri already hasThe overturning of Roe v. Wade Friday is a new day for the cause of life in America, largely an end to abortion in Missouri, and a cementing… Read More
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Judge rules fair share fees unconstitutional in Pennsylvania teachers union lawsuit(The Center Square) â In a setback for public-sector unions, a consent order could upend Pennsylvaniaâs fair share fee laws, which require non-union workers to pay a fee similar… Read More
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AGs sue Biden administration over DOJ’s call to investigate protesting parents(The Center Square) â Fourteen Republican attorneys general, led by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, have sued the Biden administration for not responding to a Freedom of Information request related… Read More
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Head Start teachers in 3 states suing over Biden administration’s COVID vaccination mandate(The Center Square) â Head Start teachers in Louisiana, Ohio and Virginia are suing the Biden administration over a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination mandate for the federally funded program. Elizabeth Etherton,… Read More
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Oakland County parents sue over school mask mandate(Scott McClallen | The Center Square) â Oakland County Parents sued Oakland County Health Officer Leigh-Anne Stafford and three school districts over their mask mandates on Saturday. The… Read More
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Justices will hear arguments on Jan. 7 in challenges to Biden vaccine policiesWith COVID-19 cases surging across the country, the Supreme Court fast-tracked two disputes over the Biden administrationâs efforts to expand vaccinations. In an unusual move, the justices announced on Wednesday… Read More
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Majority of court appears poised to roll back abortion rightsIt has been nearly 30 years since the Supreme Courtâs decision in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which reaffirmed the constitutional right to abortion that the court first recognized in… Read More
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Missouri attorney general sues Springfield Public Schools for Sunshine Law violations after request for documents related to critical race theoryMissouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a lawsuit today against Springfield Public Schools for failing to properly respond to a public records request for documents related to critical… Read More
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Parents sue California over public school curriculum that includes chants to Aztec gods(Bethany Blankley | The Center Square) â Three parents and the Californians for Equal Rights Foundation, (CFER), a civil rights group, have sued the state of California over a public… Read More
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Herzog Foundation Files Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Case on Maine Discrimination against Religious EducationA state of Maine case brought by families who want to use a State tuition program for their children to attend Christian schools has reached the Supreme Court… Read More
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Virginia Supreme Court Upholds Teacher’s Right to Express Opposition to Gender PolicyOn May 25th, Byron Tanner Cross, a physical education teacher at Leesburg Elementary School, exercised his First Amendment right to free speech and created… Read More
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US Supreme Court Will Hear Case on Using Public Funds for Religious School TuitionIn July, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case filed by Maine families who want to use a State tuition program for their children to attend… Read More
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College of the Ozarks suing President Biden, claiming executive order violates religious liberty(The Heartlander) â College of the Ozarks is suing President Joe Biden, claiming that his executive order is unconstitutional for preventing the college from assigning dorms based on studentsâ biological sex. Read More