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DOJ’s Kristen Clarke hit with criminal referral, ethics complaints for ‘perjury,’ ‘false statements’(The Daily Signal) – The Justice Department’s Kristen Clarke, assistant attorney general for civil rights, will be hit with three ethics complaints and a criminal referral Monday, The Daily Signal… Read More
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Trump, censorship and abortion: Here are the final big rulings SCOTUS is expected to release this week(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Supreme Court is expected to release all of its remaining decisions by the end of the week. Opinions coming down the line include decisions… Read More
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Ohio teen sentenced to juvenile detention for violent assault of teacher, who calls sentence ‘unfair’A 15-year-old Ohio student has been sentenced to an indefinite term at the Department of Youth Services following a violent assault on his 60-year-old teacher. The Colerain High School student… Read More
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DeSantis optimistic appeals court will rule in favor of Florida prohibition on trans procedures for minorsFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis believes there is “no question” the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals will uphold the state’s law prohibiting transgender medical procedures for minors… Read More
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Suspect arrested in college arson attacks described as ‘retaliation’ by pro-Palestine group(Daily Caller New Foundation) – Casey Robert Goonan, a 34-year-old man, was arrested Monday in connection to a series of firebombing incidents that occurred at the University of California, Berkeley,… Read More
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Appeals court: Biden admin failed to follow proper procedures in Title IX gender identity guidanceA U.S. appeals court upheld a previous ruling blocking the Biden education department’s threat to withhold funding from schools that don’t follow its progressive Title IX guidance on gender identity. Read More
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No contempt for reporter who published writings of Nashville school shooter(The Center Square) – Tennessee Star Editor Michael Patrick Leahy was in court Monday in a records case over the Nashville Covenant School shooter’s journals but was not held in… Read More
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California charter school files lawsuit against school districtA California school district is being sued for allegedly trying to force a charter school to close its doors. North Oakland Community Charter School (NOCCS) filed its… Read More
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Illegal alien arrested in rape, murder of Maryland mother(The Daily Signal) – An illegal alien from El Salvador has been arrested on charges of raping and murdering a Maryland mother of five. Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, 23, crossed the U.S. Read More
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SCOTUS gives Starbucks victory in Memphis union lawsuit(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of Starbucks in a labor dispute with seven workers who tried to unionize one of the coffee… Read More
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Federal judge issues temporary injunction stopping Biden’s Title IX rules(The Center Square) – 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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Court to hear legal challenge to new WA Parents Bill of Rights next week(The Center Square) – A King County Superior Court judge will next week hear arguments in a lawsuit over the new parent’s bill of rights, adopted by lawmakers from citizen… Read More
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Ban on transgender swimmer Lia Thomas upheld ahead of women’s Olympics trialsAn international panel has upheld a ban preventing transgender swimmer Lia Thomas from competing in elite women’s swimming events – notably including the U.S. Olympic swimming trials beginning Saturday. Read More
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Supreme Court delivers procedural ruling on abortion drugs(The Daily Signal) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that pro-life advocates do not have standing to challenge the Food and Drug Administration’s removal of safety restrictions on abortion drugs. The court… Read More
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Iowa argues law banning sexually explicit books in schools should be reinstated(The Center Square) – 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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Texas wins first round in battle over Title IX lawsuit(The Center Square) – A federal court on Tuesday handed Texas its first win in a lawsuit filed against the Biden administration over a mandate issued by two federal agencies… Read More
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Missouri school board member pleads guilty to harassment over profane tirade caught on videoA school board member in St Joseph, Missouri pleaded guilty on Tuesday to harassment stemming from an incident following a school board meeting in February. Whitney Lanning, an at-large member… Read More
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Jury finds Hunter Biden guilty in Delaware gun case; here’s what he faces(The Center Square) – A Delaware jury convicted President Joe Biden's son of gun charges on Tuesday, marking the first-ever criminal conviction of a president's son. Special counsel David Weiss… Read More
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Kentucky, Tennessee argue against Title IX rule changes(The Center Square) – Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman argued for an injunction against the Biden administration’s Title IX overhaul in Kentucky federal court. Read More
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Judge orders University of California workers union to stop pro-Palestine strikeA judge has ordered the union representing University of California (UC) academic workers to cease its ongoing anti-Israel strike. Superior Court Judge Randall Sherman issued an emergency restraining order, agreeing… Read More