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Courts
19 attorneys general back Missouri college’s religious liberty case against Biden administration

(The Center Square) ā€“ The U.S. Supreme Court hasnā€™t agreed to hear a case involving a private Missouri collegeā€™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) ā€“ The Supreme Court on Tuesday revived a deaf studentā€™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) ā€“ 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) ā€“ Nearly three years ago, the Supreme Court extended a First Amendment protection known as the ā€œministerial exception,ā€ 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
Christian Schools, Courts
Suspicious report fuels accusations of anti-Christian bias in school eviction case

Ventura County Christian School is going to court after it claimed the Ventura Unified School District terminated its lease in a blatant case of religious discrimination. ā€œ[The… Read More

March 14, 2023
Courts, Culture
Jewish parents are suing California for allegedly discriminating against their disabled children

Three Jewish families are suing the California Department of Education and Superintendent of Public Instruction in a bid to secure equal funding for their disabled children’s private education. Read More

March 14, 2023
Christian Schools, Courts
Lawsuit filed against Arizona public school for discrimination against Christian university student-teachers

An Arizona school boardā€™s decision to end its student-teacher partnership with Arizona Christian University is a case of ā€œunconstitutional discrimination,ā€ a new lawsuit claims. The Alliance Defending Freedom… Read More

March 14, 2023
Courts, Culture
Conservative think tank awarded $77K in suit over Michigan teachersā€™ union’s COVID-19 loans

A Michigan-based think tank sued the stateā€™s teachersā€™ union for misusing pandemic relief loans ā€“ and won. The Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a research and educational… Read More

March 9, 2023
Christian Schools, Courts
Christian college appeals to Supreme Court over Bidenā€™s gender rules

A Christian college is appealing to the Supreme Court over its lawsuit against the Biden administrationā€™s reinterpretation of Title IX. Title IX is a 1970s era law that… Read More

March 7, 2023
Courts, Public Education
NY teacher ā€˜manipulatedā€™ 5th-grader into gender change, caused ā€˜suicidal ideation,ā€™ lawsuit claims

A New York teacher allegedly coerced a fifth-grade student into a gender transition without the parentsā€™ knowledge, making the child suicidal, according to a lawsuit filed in January. Read More

March 6, 2023
Courts, Culture
SCOTUS’ decision in upcoming case could have massive implications for small business owners of faith

(Daily Caller) ā€“ The Supreme Courtā€™s decision in an upcoming case could secure protection for multiple religious small business owners with current lawsuits in federal appeals courts, along with others… Read More

March 6, 2023
Courts
Teachers union president melts down on Supreme Court steps

(Daily Caller) ā€“ American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten railed against challenges to President Joe Bidenā€™s student loan cancellation plan outside of the Supreme Court Tuesday as oral… Read More

March 1, 2023
Courts
Prosecutor Kim Gardner no-show at bill hearing addressing violent crime in St. Louis

Embattled St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner was absent from a legislative hearing on a measure that would allow an appointment of her replacement in the prosecution of violent… Read More

February 28, 2023
Courts
Librarians, ACLU sue to keep ‘sexually explicit’ books in Missouri schools

(Daily Caller) ā€“ Missouri librarians are challenging a state law which bars sexually explicit books from being in the classroom, according to a lawsuit. Under MissouriĀ law,… Read More

February 27, 2023
Culture
Detransitioner sues doctors, major hospital over her childhood gender transition

(Daily Caller) ā€“ Chloe Cole, a young woman who once identified as transgender, is suing the medical professionals and hospital that administered sex change procedures to her as a child… Read More

February 24, 2023
Courts
Missouri attorney general files ouster of St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner after she keeps suspect free to critically injure young athlete

St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, who has faced searing criticism for repeatedly failing to prosecute serious crimes, is now facing ouster proceedings from the state attorney general. Attorney General… Read More

February 23, 2023
Courts
St Louis prosecutorā€™s office under fire from all sides as suspect in crash critically injuring teenager had more than 40 bail violations

St. Louis Attorney Kim Gardnerā€™s office is in hot water again as its soft-on-crime prosecutors left a suspected criminal free to commit another crime, this time resulting in the… Read More

February 22, 2023
Culture
Poll: Americans oppose race as a factor in college admission decisions

(The Center Square) ā€“ As the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether it should be legal to use race as a factor in college admissions, new polling shows Americans oppose the… Read More

February 21, 2023
Courts, Public Education
School bus driver claims union continues collecting dues despite resignation

(The Center Square) ā€“ An Ohio public school employee says his union locked him into paying dues for an entire school year against his will. Richard Koch, a bus driver… Read More

February 13, 2023