Courts
Montana judge strikes down law clarifying there are only 2 sexes(The Daily Signal) – A Montana judge is striking down a state law defining “sex” as either male or female, claiming that the law violates the Montana State Constitution. Read More
Courts
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
Courts
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
Illegal Immigration
Part 2: New solutions to fix the federal immigration system(The Sentinel) — In Part 1 of this series , retired federal immigration Judge Elliot M. Kaplan explained why, in his view, the federal system is broken. This second… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Judge: immigration system far more broken than many realize(The Sentinel) — Calling it “anarchy,” former Federal Immigration Judge Elliot Kaplan said, in an exclusive interview with The Sentinel , that the federal immigration system is … Read More
Courts
Judge blocks suspensions of middle school female athletes who refused to compete against male student(The Daily Signal) – A West Virginia judge granted a preliminary injunction allowing several middle school girls to compete after the school district banned them from competition after refusing to… Read More
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Judge orders Olathe school board to pay $259K legal fees for plaintiff in First Amendment case(The Sentinel) – Federal District Court Judge Holly Teeter on April 4 ordered the Olathe school board to pay Jennifer Gilmore’s attorney, Linus Baker, $259,233 in attorney’s fees… Read More
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Idaho judge blocks child sex change ban(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A federal judge in Idaho ruled on Tuesday against a state law banning children from receiving sex change procedures, according to the Idaho Statesman. Republican… Read More
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Lawsuit from transgender lawmaker suing over ‘unconstitutional’ censure dismissed in Montana(The Daily Signal) – A Montana judge dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday that state Rep. Zooey Zephyr, a Democrat who identifies as transgender, brought against the Montana House of Representatives after… Read More
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Judge suspends California community colleges diversity, equity and inclusion rules(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A federal judge suspended the enforcement of the California Community Colleges’ diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) rules on Tuesday, according to court documents. The DEI… Read More
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Judge temporarily stops removal of power from Ohio State Board of Education(The Center Square) – A new, governor-appointed K12 education agency with most of the authority currently held by the state school board in Ohio is on hold for at least… Read More
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DC judge: ‘Truth’ about aborted baby not ‘relevant’ to DOJ case against pro-lifers(The Daily Signal) – A Washington, D.C., judge has refused to allow pro-life activists to show photos of aborted, preemie-sized babies as evidence in court, as well as a video… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Federal judge orders Texas to move marine barriers back — not remove them as news reports claimed(The Center Square) – A federal judge ruled Wednesday in a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott installing marine barriers in the Rio… Read More
Government
Law ending automatic dues withdrawals for Tennessee educators to start after ruling(The Center Square) – A law ending the practice of having professional organization dues directly withdrawn from K-12 educator paychecks in Tennessee will be allowed to go into effect. A… Read More
Courts
Biden admin can’t coordinate with social media to suppress speech, federal judge rules(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A federal judge issued an injunction Tuesday ruling that the Biden administration likely violated the First Amendment when it worked with social media companies to… Read More
Culture
Sarah Huckabee Sanders sounds off on judge who blocked sex change ban for minors(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders criticized a federal court ruling Tuesday blocking the state’s ban on child sex changes. U.S. District Judge James M. Read More
Immigration
Goliad County judge on border crisis: ‘We are losing our country. We are losing Texas’Judge Mike Bennett defending Texas six generations after his ancestor fought for Texas independence (The Center Square) – Goliad County Judge Mike Bennett is still fighting for freedom in Texas… Read More
Biden administration
Court pauses Biden student loan forgiveness plan(The Center Square) – Americans hoping for thousands of dollars in student loans to be lopped off their ledgers will have to wait a bit longer to see if it… Read More
2022 election
Judge dismisses first of two lawsuits challenging new Missouri voter ID law(The Center Square) – A circuit court judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit challenging Missouri’s new photo identification requirement for voting. House Bill 1878,… Read More
Immigration
5th Circuit hands Texas another win on immigration, ruling DACA is unconstitutional(The Center Square) – The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Texas federal judge’s ruling that the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is unconstitutional. The program,… Read More