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Federal judges push back on Musk, DOGE, employee firingsÂFederal judges are striking back against Donald Trump and Elon Muskâs attempts to shrink the federal workforce. A San Francisco judge Thursday ordered six federal agencies to restore thousands of… Read More
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Federal judge blocks DOGE from accessing Education Department sensitive recordsÂThe newly created Department of Government Efficiency has been temporarily blocked from accessing sensitive data from the Education Department after a federal district judge ruled granting DOGE âsweeping accessâ to… Read More
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In separate rulings, 2 federal judges block part of Biden’s latest try at student loan forgiveness(The Center Square) â South Carolina’s attorney general was among those celebrating a federal judge’s decision to block part of President Joe Biden’s latest push to delay or cancel roughly… Read More
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Federal judge issues temporary injunction stopping Biden’s Title IX rules(The Center Square) â A federal judge issued an injunction on Thursday that put a temporary hold on new Title IX rules issued by the Biden administration. U.S. District Court… Read More
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Iowa argues law banning sexually explicit books in schools should be reinstated(The Center Square) â An injunction halting the implementation of Iowa’s ban on sexually explicit books in school libraries should be lifted, Iowa’s Solicitor General Eric Wessan argued before the… Read More
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Federal judge halts book restrictions, allows parental notification on pronouns in Iowa law(The Center Square) â A law banning books that reference sex acts of LGBTQ persons was struck down by a federal judge Friday afternoon, but parts of the law will… Read More
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Court upholds Oklahoma ban on gender transitions for minors(The Center Square) â Restricting doctors and hospitals from providing gender transition treatments for minors in Oklahoma has been upheld by a federal judge. Senate Bill 613, passed by lawmakers… Read More
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School district canât punish teachers who refuse to lie to parents about their children, court rules(The Daily Signal) â A federal judge has blocked a Southern California school district from punishing teachers who notify parents about their childâs purported gender transition in violation… Read More
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Federal judge again declares DACA is illegal(The Center Square) â A federal judge in Texas has now ruled twice that the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is illegal. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen… Read More
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New education-related laws now in effect, one blocked in court(The Center Square) â Three new education-related laws are now in effect. They require public higher education institutions to allow athletes to compete only according to their biological sex, to… Read More
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âSave Womenâs Sports Actâ in danger after federal judge blocks new law restricting sports by biological sexA federal judge in Arizona issued a preliminary injunction banning implementation of the âSave Womenâs Sports Act.â The new law prevents biological males who are transgender from competing against women… Read More
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Kentucky ban on child sex change procedures reinstated by judge(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A federal judge ruled Friday that Kentucky can enforce its state law which prohibits sex change treatments for minors, according to Reuters. U.S. District Judge… Read More
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Religious freedom coalition urges Senate to reject judge nominee, citing her ‘opposition’ to First Amendment protections(The Daily Signal) â The Senate will vote soon on the controversial nomination of D.C. Judge Loren AliKhan to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The Senate Judiciary… Read More
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Judge blocks Biden admin from colluding with Big Tech social media, in staggering injunction sought by Missouri, LouisianaA federal judge Tuesday blocked the Biden administration from content-related contact with social media firms, as part of Missouriâs lawsuit alleging the government colluded with the companies to impede and… Read More