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SCOTUS to decide if public officials such as school board members can block critics on social media

(The Sentinel) – Free speech rights in the era of social media are on the docket in the U.S. Supreme Court as justices consider whether public officials can restrict access… Read More

May 4, 2023
Courts
21 attorneys general urge Colorado Supreme Court to hear Masterpiece Cakeshop case

(The Center Square) – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined 21 other Republican attorneys general in filing a legal brief urging the Colorado Supreme Court to hear an appeal by… Read More

May 3, 2023
Courts, Public Education
School librarian sues 2 New Jersey moms who criticized inappropriate books

Two New Jersey moms are being sued by a high school librarian after the parents complained about a book with what they say contains age-inappropriate material. Kristen Cobo… Read More

April 28, 2023
Courts, Culture
Catholic group sues FBI, DOJ for records related to leaked memo targeting Catholics

Catholic advocacy group CatholicVote is suing the FBI and DOJ for records related to a retracted FBI memo targeting traditionalist Catholics, according to a lawsuit. CatholicVote filed the lawsuit Thursday… Read More

April 28, 2023
Courts, Culture
Alliance Defending Freedom wraps up oral arguments in case on Biden’s Title IX overreach

Public school athlete Amelia Ford. (Courtesy ADF) The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) completed oral arguments in front of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday, challenging… Read More

April 26, 2023
Courts, Public Education
Lawsuit claims New Hampshire public schools aren’t adequately funded despite billion-dollar increase

Several school districts are suing New Hampshire, alleging their state fails to meet the constitutional obligation to adequately fund public education. Even though both state and local funds… Read More

April 24, 2023
Courts, Public Education
Nevada boy who choked, sexually assaulted teacher pleads guilty to reduced charges

A former student at a Las Vegas area school accepted a plea deal for reduced charges after being arrested for the strangulation and sexual assault of a teacher. Read More

April 20, 2023
Courts, Culture
Moms for Liberty receives support from 10 state attorneys general in lawsuit against school board for restricting parents’ speech

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson filed an amicus brief with nine other AGs on behalf of Moms for Liberty, which accused a Florida school board of violating the… Read More

April 20, 2023
Courts, Public Education
Virginia parents’ lawsuit can continue against Loudoun schools over bias incident reporting form, court rules

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit made by Loudoun County, Virginia, parents against their public school system… Read More

April 18, 2023
Courts, Culture
Abortion battle heats up nationwide

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily halted a lower court’s ruling restricting an abortion pill until Wednesday night. The hold will give the Supreme Court time to… Read More

April 17, 2023
Courts, Public Education
Michigan public school contractor pleads guilty to $561K bribe scheme

(The Center Square) – A Michigan school contractor pleaded guilty to giving a $561,000 bribe to a former school board president in return for $3.1 million of projects for his… Read More

April 17, 2023
Courts
‘Unlawful pause’ on student loans cost taxpayers $150 billion

(The Center Square) –A new lawsuit challenges the U.S. Department of Education’s “unlawful pause” on federal student loan payments that have cost taxpayers $150 billion from lost interest. The lawsuit,… Read More

April 10, 2023
Courts, Culture
18 AGs say transgender boys should play on girls’ sports teams, denying ‘inherent differences between biological males and females’

A coalition of 18 state attorneys general are opposing a West Virginia law restricting youth sports participation by biological sex. Led by New York Attorney General Letitia James,… Read More

April 6, 2023
Courts, Culture
Church daycare is suing California for mandating ‘sexual orthodoxy’ in violation of the Constitution

A California church and daycare is suing the state for alleged religious discrimination and violating the Constitution. For over 20 years, Church of Compassion and its Dayspring Christian… Read More

March 30, 2023
Courts, Legislation
Federal lawsuit filed against Maine school choice law

(The Center Square) – A new federal lawsuit in Maine challenges a state law that prevents participation in the school choice program. First Liberty Institute and Consovoy McCarthy PLLC, on behalf… Read More

March 29, 2023
Courts
19 attorneys general back Missouri college’s religious liberty case against Biden administration

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court hasn’t agreed to hear a case involving a private Missouri college’s challenge to a Biden administration ruling, but Missouri Attorney General Andrew… Read More

March 29, 2023
Courts
Supreme Court rules for deaf student in education-law case

(SCOTUSblog) – The Supreme Court on Tuesday revived a deaf student’s lawsuit against a Michigan school district that failed to provide him with a qualified sign-language interpreter. In a unanimous… Read More

March 22, 2023
Courts
Who’s to blame? More school systems suing social media companies over student mental health

(Daily Caller) – Following the example of Seattle Public Schools, more school districts across the country are suing social media companies for… Read More

March 20, 2023
Christian Schools, Courts
Christian school renews effort to expand religious freedom over employment

(SCOTUSBlog) – Nearly three years ago, the Supreme Court extended a First Amendment protection known as the “ministerial exception,” a court-created doctrine that bars courts from reviewing employment decisions by… Read More

March 20, 2023
Culture
Arkansas law allows malpractice suits against doctors who perform sex change surgeries on minors

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a law that would allow children to sue their doctors for malpractice up to 15 years after providing medical sex changes, including hormones. Read More

March 15, 2023