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Christian parents petition Supreme Court after son was taken away over their refusal to acknowledge new gender identityThe Indiana Department of Child Services took a teenage son from his parents when they wouldn’t refer to him by a female name and pronouns. Now they’re taking their case to… Read More
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‘Illegal and unlawful’: Teachers’ unions in two states sued by parents over harmful strikesTeachers’ union strikes exact a heavy toll on students and families – a toll leading parents in Chicago and Newton, Massachusetts to file separate lawsuits against their respective unions. The suits,… Read More
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Case alleging anti-Asian admissions policy declined by Supreme Court(The Center Square) — The U.S. Supreme Court declined Tuesday to hear a case on altered admissions policies plaintiffs described as “race-neutral proxies” at the elite Northern Virginia school Thomas… Read More
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University to roll out on-campus abortion pill plan after initial delay(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A partner campus of Columbia University will be rolling out a plan in May that involves supplying students with abortion pills, the Columbia Spectator reported Tuesday. Read More
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Justice Alito warns of ‘virus’ on race-based school admissions in sharp dissent to SCOTUS petition denialIn a 10-page dissenting opinion, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito warned that a decision by a lower court to allow race-based admissions is a “virus that may spread” if not… Read More
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Educator sues union, school district for illegally withholding dues, even after she left(The Daily Signal) – An Ohio teacher’s assistant who helps special needs students is suing her school district and former union because the district withheld union dues from her paycheck… Read More
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Teachers sue Gavin Newsom over policy forcing them to lie about student’s transgender status to parents(The Daily Signal) – Two teachers have added the governor and attorney general of California to a lawsuit. The suit claims that state policies have forced educators to lie to parents… Read More
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Hearing continues in bid to remove Willis, Wade from Trump election fraud case(The Center Square) – A hearing into whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had an improper relationship with an attorney she hired to prosecute the state’s election interference case… Read More
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Feds sue Tennessee over registering HIV sex workers as violent sex offenders(The Center Square) – The federal government filed suit Thursday against Tennessee and its Tennessee Bureau of Investigation over enforcement of the state’s aggravated prostitution statute. The state law requires… Read More
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Parents sue California for ‘misleading’ title on transgender ballot initiative(The Center Square) – A parents’ rights group is suing California’s attorney general over what they claim is a politically-charged labeling of their ballot initiative. Parent activist group Protect… Read More
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California sues nonprofits offering ‘abortion pill reversal’ treatment(The Center Square) – Lawyers representing organizations delivering “abortion pill reversal” treatments requested that the courts throw out a lawsuit by California Attorney General Rob Bonta that alleges the treatment’s… Read More
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‘At 3 years old?’: A father’s fight to stop his minor son’s sex changeA father who was denied the right to prevent his 8-year-old son from starting puberty blockers by a New York family court in 2020 is now telling his story as… Read More
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California settles education case with $2 billion for K-12 learning recovery(The Center Square) – California settled a case alleging abysmal performance of the state’s public K-12 schools is a violation of state constitutional rights to an education by agreeing to… Read More
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DOJ advised DC medical examiner to dispose of aborted baby bodies, lawyer says(The Daily Signal) – The Department of Justice reportedly advised the Washington, D.C. Medical Examiner to discard the remains of aborted preemie-sized babies, according to an attorney with the Thomas… Read More
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Lawsuit: Minnesota Education Department ‘engaged in deceptive practices’(The Center Square) – A lawsuit in the Ramsey County Second Judicial Court claims Minnesota Department of Education employees “deleted large amounts of data and intentionally engaged in deceptive practices.”… Read More
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Legal briefs: South Carolina Supreme Court should allow scholarship program(The Center Square) — Two out-of-state groups have filed briefs urging the South Carolina Supreme Court to allow the state’s Education Scholarship Trust Fund program to proceed. In October, The… Read More
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School district lied to mother, socially transitioned young girl without parental consent, lawsuit claims(The Daily Signal) – A New York school district socially transitioned a girl without her mother’s consent, repeatedly lying to the mother about the child’s mental… Read More
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Lawsuit filed against California school district that hosted racially segregated ‘playdate’A California school district is being sued for refusing to disclose information about a racially segregated social event it hosted. Judicial Watch, a government watchdog and educational foundation, recently filed… Read More
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DOD plans to cover fertility treatments for same-sex and unmarried couples(The Daily Signal) – The Pentagon plans to cover advanced fertility treatments for same-sex and unmarried couples, Military.com reported, citing court documents unsealed recently as part of an ongoing lawsuit. Read More
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Federal judge sides with Penn State professor, allows lawsuit over ‘racist’ Critical Race Theory trainingsThe lawsuit filed by a Penn State professor who says the university subjected him to “racist” Critical Race Theory trainings will move forward thanks to a federal judge’s ruling. Eastern… Read More