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Senator warns defiant college presidents not to flout Supreme Court affirmative action ruling  

An Ohio senator has forewarned 10 university presidents who “expressed open hostility” to the Supreme Court’s striking down of affirmative action to not try circumventing the ruling.   The Supreme Court… Read More

July 7, 2023
Courts
Wisconsin Republicans look to end race-based scholarship programs

(The Center Square) – Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is vowing Republicans will move to end race-based scholarship programs across the state in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court moving… Read More

July 7, 2023
Public Education
Some universities plan to eliminate minority scholarships after SCOTUS ban on using race in admissions

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Some universities are seeking to eliminate scholarships for minorities after the Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action banned using race in admissions decisions. The legality… Read More

July 6, 2023
Courts
‘Lie from the pit of hell’: GOP presidential hopefuls laud Supreme Court decision ending affirmative action in college admissions

Republican presidential hopefuls hailed the U.S. Supreme Court’s striking down of racial preferences in college admissions, with one calling affirmative action a “lie from the pit of hell.” The high… Read More

July 6, 2023
Courts
Indiana Supreme Court rules abortion ban is constitutional

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Indiana Supreme Court issued a decision Friday that said the state’s abortion ban was constitutional in a 4-1 ruling. Senate… Read More

July 5, 2023
Courts
Supreme Court decision stopping student loan forgiveness hinged on Missouri company

(The Center Square) – A Missouri student loan servicing company played a pivotal role in the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Friday against President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive billions… Read More

July 3, 2023
Opinion
Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling protecting a Christian web designer from government-imposed speech is crucial – but also alarming

Once again the U.S. Supreme Court has delivered a landmark First Amendment ruling, protecting a Christian web designer from being forced to create sites that violate her religious views. It’s… Read More

June 30, 2023
Courts
Supreme Court: Government can’t compel Christian web designer to create sites that violate her faith

In a landmark case for First Amendment rights, the U.S. Supreme Court Friday ruled a Christian website designer cannot be forced by government to create sites for same-sex weddings that… Read More

June 30, 2023
Courts
Supreme Court rules in favor of Christian postal worker disciplined for declining to work on Sundays

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Christian former mail carrier who sued the U.S. Postal Service for denying him religious accommodation in the workplace. Gerald Groff sued his… Read More

June 29, 2023
Courts
LEARNS Act challenge in the hands of the Arkansas Supreme Court

(The Center Square) – Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin is asking the state’s Supreme Court to immediately stay a lower court order that suspends the implementation of the LEARNS Act. Read More

June 1, 2023
Courts, Culture
Christian baker appeals to Colorado Supreme Court over gender-transition cake ruling

(The Center Square) – Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips appealed to the Colorado Supreme Court to overturn a lower court’s ruling that he violated anti-discrimination laws by refusing to create a cake celebrating… Read More

April 24, 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, Government
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
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
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
Christian Schools, Government
Why chipping away at the Blaine Amendments is important for school choice

With 29 states currently considering school choice legislation, the education freedom movement seems unstoppable. But the legacy of a 19th century congressman hasn’t made it… Read More

March 10, 2023
Courts, Culture
SCOTUS’ decision in upcoming case could have massive implications for small business owners of faith

(Daily Caller) – The Supreme Court’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) – American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten railed against challenges to President Joe Biden’s student loan cancellation plan outside of the Supreme Court Tuesday as oral… Read More

March 1, 2023
Culture
Poll: Americans oppose race as a factor in college admission decisions

(The Center Square) – 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
Culture
No, Ruth Bader Ginsburg did not dissent in Obergefell – and other things ChatGPT gets wrong about the Supreme Court

A screenshot from ChatGPT. The first two parts of the response are correct. The third is very wrong. Courtesy of SCOTUSblog. (SCOTUSblog) – When ChatGPT, a cutting-edge… Read More

February 3, 2023