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School board member sues after being prohibited from reciting scripture during meetings(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Arizona school board member Heather Rooks filed a lawsuit with the First Liberty Institute (FLI) Tuesday alleging that Peoria Unified School District (PUSD) ordered her… Read More
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Judge blocks California school district’s policy to hide pronouns from parents(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A U.S. District Court judge ruled on Thursday that a school district policy requiring teachers to keep preferred pronouns from parents undermines their constitutional rights… Read More
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Nebraska detransitioner sues medical providers for removing her breasts at 16(The Daily Signal) – Detransitioner Luka Hein is suing the medical providers who surgically amputated her breasts at the age of 16… Read More
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State not solely responsible for school construction, WA Supreme Court rules(The Center Square) – The Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state is not constitutionally obligated to provide monies for capital construction projects to local school districts at the… Read More
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Nonprofit sues Biden admin for refusing transparency on taxpayer-funded race theory lessons(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Defense of Freedom Institute (DFI), a conservative education nonprofit, issued a lawsuit against the Department of Education (DOE) Tuesday over their refusal to share… Read More
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Michigan girls sue their school over transgender policy that forced them to strip naked in front of male studentsFour Michigan girls are suing their school alleging biological males were allowed into their bathrooms and locker room, forcing female students to endure harassment and discrimination. The suit was filed… Read More
Kansas City
Lawsuit alleges Kansas City mayor tried to ‘intimidate’ activist over a request for public documents from City HallA social justice activist is suing Kansas City for failing to provide public documents in a timely manner – and for what she called an intimidating phone call… Read More
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Missouri school district faces federal lawsuit from outspoken parent it banned from district propertyAs one Missouri school district resumes classes, it awaits a court date over a lawsuit filed last month by a parent who says he was banned from the school for… Read More
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CA attorney general sues school district to stop policy that informs parents of student gender transitions(Daily Caller News Foundation) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit Monday against the Chino Valley Unified School District for approving a policy that requires school officials to… Read More
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Michigan mom sues school district for negligence that allegedly led to her 14-year-old daughter’s suicideThe mother of a Michigan high school student has filed a lawsuit for wrongful death and gross negligence, following her 14-year-old daughter’s suicide shortly after being dismissed early from school. Read More
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California professors sue to block DEI teaching and tenure mandates(The Center Square) – The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, better known as FIRE, filed a lawsuit on behalf of six California community college professors to stop statewide regulations… Read More
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Lawsuit over Texas law restricting gender treatments for minors gets court hearingA two-day hearing in a lawsuit challenging the Texas law banning gender treatments for minors began Tuesday. The new law prohibits minors from receiving treatments such as puberty blockers and… Read More
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Catholic preschools sue state officials over law barring them from funding program(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Two Catholic preschools filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Colorado Department of Early Education officials for allegedly excluding them from being accepted into the state’s Universal… Read More
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Teachers’ union drops lawsuit against Tennessee law blocking automatic paycheck withdrawal of dues(The Center Square) – The Tennessee Education Association dropped its lawsuit about the automatic withdrawal of dues out of teacher paychecks after a three-judge panel denied the group’s request to… Read More
Border, Texas
Group files brief defending Texas’ right to defend its sovereignty(The Center Square) – The Texas Public Policy Foundation filed an amicus brief in support of Texas’ right to defend its sovereignty on behalf of 22 Republican members of Congress… Read More
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New Jersey family reaches $9.1 million settlement with school district after bullied daughter’s suicideThe parents of a girl who died by suicide after being bullied won a $9.1 million settlement in a wrongful-death lawsuit against a New Jersey school district. Diane and Seth… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Lawsuit over Rio Grande River buoys seeks to end Operation Lone Star(The Center Square) – Texas installed a new marine barrier of buoys last month in the Rio Grande River in Eagle Pass as part of its border security mission, Operation… Read More
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Lawsuit against Michigan’s ‘anti-religious’ Blaine amendment continues(The Center Square) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case against Michigan’s Blaine amendment, which restricts most public funds from… Read More
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Judge rules against church in lawsuit over Washington law requiring abortion coverage in health plans(The Center Square) – A U.S. District judge has ruled against a Washington church concerning a 2018 law requiring all health plans to include abortion coverage, reversing a 2021 9th… Read More
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Male nurse lurked at trans kid meetings to find ‘clientele’ for hormones, lawsuit alleges(The Daily Signal) – A male nurse practitioner hung around meetings for “transgender children” to find “clientele” for cross-sex hormones, according to a new lawsuit on… Read More