Courts
21 AGs join to fight race-based American Bar Association rule(The Center Square) â Tennessee is leading a 21-state fight to remove race-based criteria from the American Bar Associationâs accreditation process. The ABA is the accrediting body for law schools… Read More
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Texas sues Biden over ‘gender identity’ accommodation guidance(The Center Square) â Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued three federal agencies Tuesday to âstop an unlawful attempt to redefine federal law through agency guidanceâ that mandates âgender identityâ… Read More
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Kansas sues federal government over new Title IX rules(The Sentinel) â Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is suing the federal government over changes to Title IX requirements that are supposed to protect women and minorities from… Read More
Public Education
Indiana AG tells colleges to protect Jewish students or risk federal funds(The Center Square) â Citing several protests of Israelâs strikes against Hamas in Gaza that have taken place at colleges across Indiana, state Attorney General Todd Rokita reminded higher education… Read More
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Griffin says process to change Title IX law is outlined on Schoolhouse Rock(The Center Square) â Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin and Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey are leading four other state attorney generals in the latest lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s changes to the… Read More
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Iowa governor asks attorney general to litigate Title IX rule changes(The Center Square) â Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Monday she is asking Attorney General Brenna Bird to litigate over revisions to Title IX rules by the Biden administration. The revision changes the… Read More
Culture
West Virginia AG asks FBI to remove DEI from recruitment process priorities(The Center Square) â West Virginiaâs attorney general called into question the FBI’s hiring practices in a letter sent to the associate deputy director Monday. The FBI prioritizes diversity, equity… Read More
Government
âTotalitarianâ bill would establish Maine as sanctuary state for abortions, trans surgeries(The Daily Signal) â A Democrat-led bill seeks to establish a legal right to abortions, transgender surgeries, and hormonal treatments in Maine, and protect those… Read More
Public Education
Missouri AG orders school district to end race-based hiring(The Daily Signal) â Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey ordered a St. Louis school district Wednesday to abandon race-based hiring after The Daily Signal reported on the districtâs plan to double its… Read More
Public Education
4 largest Kansas school districts continue to âcut parents out of the pictureâ on student gender issues, despite AGâs warningFour of the largest school districts in Kansas will continue to keep parents in the dark about their studentâs âtransgenderâ status despite a warning from the… Read More
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Groups oppose Oklahoma AG’s suit against virtual charter school board(The Center Square) â A lawsuit filed by Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond opposing a virtual religious charter school discriminates against minority religions, according to an amicus brief filed with… Read More
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Coalition of AGs support parentsâ rights against school pronoun policies in SCOTUS brief(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A group of Republican attorneys general filed a brief before the Supreme Court Thursday backing parents seeking to sue a Maryland school district over a… Read More
Culture
California AG opposes parental notification policy, ban on critical race theory(The Center Square) â California attorney general Rob Bonta submitted an amicus curiae supporting a lawsuit against Temecula Valley Unified School Districtâs policies of requiring parental notification if a… Read More
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âWill not stop nowâ: AG sues university clinic allegedly transitioning minors for not complying with investigation(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey of Missouri filed a counter-lawsuit against Washington University in St. Louis (WU) Thursday for refusing to provide records regarding its… Read More
Culture
Tennessee AG promises legal action if Biden admin finalizes transgender foster care rule(The Daily Signal) â Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti says he âabsolutelyâ will sue President Joe Bidenâs administration if the Department of Health and Human Services finalizes a rule… Read More
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19 attorneys general oppose parental rights opt-out option from LGBT books for 2nd graders(The Center Square) â A coalition of 19 attorneys general filed an amicus brief in support of a local Maryland board of educationâs policy that does not allow parents to… Read More
Culture
Garland wonât say if Youngkin right to pardon father charged after protesting daughterâs sexual assault(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Attorney General Merrick Garland declined to say Wednesday whether Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, should have pardoned a father who… Read More
Culture
Initiative to combat human trafficking launched in Virginia(The Center Square) â Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced this week during a press conference the launch of an initiative to combat human trafficking in partnership with businesses across… Read More
Public Education
California AG goes after second school district that adopted parental rights policy(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Attorney General Rob Bonta of California called out another school district Thursday for adopting a policy that requires schools to inform parents if their child… Read More
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CA attorney general sues school district to stop policy that informs parents of student gender transitions(Daily Caller News Foundation) â California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit Monday against the Chino Valley Unified School District for approving a policy that requires school officials to… Read More