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Appeals court sides with Iowa on law banning mask mandates

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit overturned a ruling Tuesday that would have blocked a 2021 Iowa law banning mask mandates. The U.S. Read More

February 28, 2024
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Federal judge sides with Penn State professor, allows lawsuit over ‘racist’ Critical Race Theory trainings

The lawsuit filed by a Penn State professor who says the university subjected him to “racist” Critical Race Theory trainings will move forward thanks to a federal judge’s ruling. Eastern… Read More

January 29, 2024
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DOJ: Chinese national convicted of stalking, threatening student at American college campus

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A federal jury convicted a Chinese national and Berklee College of Music student for threatening and stalking someone who posted flyers supporting democracy in China… Read More

January 26, 2024
Public Education
Federal magistrate sides with professor in First Amendment suit against a college’s DEI policies 

A federal magistrate sided with a professor in a First Amendment case where a California college was seeking to take punitive actions against the teacher for not cooperating with diversity… Read More

November 21, 2023
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In parental rights win, judge strikes down Kettle Moraine School District’s gender policy

(The Center Square) – A judge in Waukesha County issued a ruling that sides with parents in the debate over how school districts handle transgenderism in schools. Judge Michael Maxwell on… Read More

October 4, 2023
Courts
Court unanimously rules to halt district policy that forces students to ‘respect’ gender identity

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – An Eighth Circuit Court panel of judges unanimously ruled Friday that an Iowa school district’s policy requiring students and staff to “respect” their classmates’ gender… Read More

October 2, 2023
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California AG defies court order on transgender parental notification, lawyers say

(The Daily Signal) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta has defied a court order by directing school districts to adopt policies that allow them to hide a student’s claimed transgender… Read More

September 28, 2023
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Age restriction laws on porn are sweeping the country, but there’s one crucial problem lawmakers will need to confront

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Pornographic websites now have to verify the age of their users in several states, yet some advocates are claiming that the laws not only invade… Read More

September 20, 2023
Homeschools
Agency tries to withdraw adoption subsidy from homeschool family, reverses course after hearing

A Kentucky family’s adoption subsidy came under threat when state officials argued a homeschool program didn’t qualify because it wasn’t “accredited.” Although this term doesn’t exist in the state’s Adoption… Read More

September 18, 2023
Courts
19 liberal state attorneys general file brief seeking to roll back Title IX exemptions

(The Center Square) – Attorneys General from 19 states and the District of Columbia filed an amicus brief this week with the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a… Read More

August 31, 2023
Courts
Bible tweet doesn’t count as ‘freedom of expression,’ Finland prosecutor argues in ‘hate speech’ case

(The Daily Signal) – A member of Finland’s parliament will appear in court later this month, again facing “hate speech” charges for a tweet citing Bible verses, more… Read More

August 9, 2023
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Judge blocks Wyoming school district from keeping students’ gender identities secret from parents

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A federal judge in Wyoming has barred a school district from hiding the students’ gender identities from their parents after one couple sued. Sean and… Read More

July 3, 2023
Courts
Christian school sues Colorado’s new universal preschool program over anti-religious discrimination

A Christian school is suing Colorado education officials for the right to participate in the state’s new universal preschool program. Darren Patterson Christian Academy (DPCA), a PreK-8 Expeditionary Learning school,… Read More

June 23, 2023
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Wuhan-partnered school district settles with aide who says she was forced out after saying COVID came from China

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A school district that partnered with the Wuhan School System in China has settled with an aide who sued after alleging she was forced to… Read More

June 21, 2023
Courts
Arizona Supreme Court upholds state law protecting religious confessions

The Arizona Supreme Court ruled in favor of religious liberty and state law in a case involving the confession of a criminal act to clergy. The April ruling,… Read More

June 15, 2023
Courts
Teacher shot by 1st-grader in Virginia has been fired by school after filing suit, says attorney

The Virginia teacher who was shot by a first-grader has been fired in what her attorney says might be retaliation for her lawsuit against the school. In January, Richneck Elementary School… Read More

June 14, 2023
Courts
‘We should all be frightened’: landmark Missouri lawsuit over Biden’s ‘Orwellian’ censorship has judge’s full attention

A judge’s first crucial ruling is expected any time. But Missouri’s lawsuit fighting back against the Biden administration’s hectoring of Big Tech to censor conservative speech already has “landmark case”… Read More

June 13, 2023
Courts
High school sports association tries to use new Florida law to dismiss suit against its alleged anti-Christian bias

The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) filed a motion asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit against alleging anti-Christian bias. In 2015, the FHSAA… Read More

June 13, 2023
Courts
Arkansas LEARNS Act suspended by judge until June hearing

(The Center Square) – A Pulaski County Circuit Court judge has suspended the Arkansas LEARNS Act until a hearing can be held to determine if lawmakers erred by not adding… Read More

May 30, 2023
Courts
Federal court reinstates admissions policy found to have anti-Asian bias in Virginia school

A federal appeals court reinstated admission policies at a Virginia high school that allows race-based policies critics say discriminate against Asian Americans. Previously, a lower court found that the admission… Read More

May 25, 2023