Courts
Major pharmacy chain settles with Christian nurse over contraceptives case(The Daily Signal) – CVS Health Corp. settled with nurse practitioner Robyn Strader after she sued the company after it stopped providing religious accommodations regarding “pregnancy prevention services.” Strader said she… Read More
Culture
Defense Department admits to undercounting abortions it authorized(The Daily Signal) – The Defense Department undercounted the number of abortions that it authorized between 2016 and 2020, new data shows. Following a lawsuit from the Oversight Project, a division of The… Read More
Gender Identity
Texas sues Biden over ‘gender identity’ workplace accommodation guidance(The Center Square) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued three federal agencies Tuesday to “stop an unlawful attempt to redefine federal law through agency guidance” that mandates “gender identity”… Read More
Israel
Islamic groups sue Gov. Abbott, others for antisemitism crackdown(The Center Square) – Several Islamic groups have sued Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas public university officials for cracking down on students calling for the death of Jews and antisemitic… Read More
Courts
Kansas sues federal government over new Title IX rules(The Sentinel) – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is suing the federal government over changes to Title IX requirements that are supposed to protect women and minorities from… Read More
Biden administration
Kansas AG sues federal government over new Biden’s Title IX rules(The Sentinel) — Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is suing the federal government over changes to Title IX requirements that are supposed to protect women and minorities… Read More
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California school district pays out $360K to fired Christian teacher who opposed transgender policy requiring secrecyA Southern California school district that fired a Christian teacher who put her faith above the district’s transgender policies has paid out $360,000 to settle the lawsuit. The Heartlander reported… Read More
Courts
Wyoming among states suing feds over Title IX(The Center Square) – Wyoming is part of a group of states suing the Biden administration over changes to Title IX. The coalition, which also includes Kansas, Utah, Alaska, and… Read More
Abortion
Biden administration rule to force employers to accommodate abortion(The Center Square) – The attorneys general of Louisiana and Mississippi have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop a new rule by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that they say… Read More
Courts
Appeals court upholds Catholic school’s right to dismiss teacher over same-sex engagementA North Carolina Catholic high school did not unlawfully discriminate when it terminated a substitute teacher who announced his same-sex engagement, The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled when it… Read More
Courts
Jury awards former high schoolers $1M after admin pushed them out over alleged blackface photos(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Northern California jury awarded two former private Catholic high school students with $1 million and tuition reimbursements after administrators pushed them out over alleged… Read More
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Student sues school district after suspension for using term ‘illegal alien’A 10th-grade student’s family has filed a lawsuit against a North Carolina school district after it suspended him for using the term “illegal alien” in class. Read More
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Los Angeles school district sued over anti-charter policyA charter school group is suing the Los Angeles school district for its alleged anti-charter animus, accusing the board of passing illegal policies that defy voters’ wishes. The California Charter… Read More
Education
Teen, family sue school district after boy suspended for calling immigrants ‘aliens’(The Center Square) – North Carolina parents withdrew their teen from school and sued a school district it says unfairly issued a suspension and “injected race” into a question of… Read More
Courts
Iowa governor asks attorney general to litigate Title IX rule changes(The Center Square) – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Monday she is asking Attorney General Brenna Bird to litigate over revisions to Title IX rules by the Biden administration. The revision changes the… Read More
Courts
Texas, 8 other states sue Biden admin over ‘illegal’ Title IX ‘rewrite’Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a lawsuit Monday aimed at what he calls the Biden administration’s attempt to “rewrite” Title IX. “Texas will not allow Joe Biden to rewrite… Read More
Courts
California school system sued over falsified history about Israel-Hamas war(The Daily Signal) – A California public school district that attempted to hide pro-Hamas course material from parents now faces legal action. The Deborah Project, which describes itself as… Read More
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Kansas school district dodging questions about legal fees(The Sentinel) – The Olathe, Kansas Unified School District administration and board of education are either refusing to answer questions about legal fees defending a lawsuit the district ultimately lost… Read More
Courts
West Virginia AG supports lawsuit from 4 middle school athletes who protested(The Center Square) – The parents of a group of four West Virginia middle school track and field athletes filed a lawsuit against the Harrison County Board of Education regarding… Read More
Courts
‘They’ve come after me and never helped him’: Virginia father with special needs son hit with $600K lawsuit from districtA Virginia dad is being sued by his local school board after he complained about his special needs son not receiving legally mandated services. David Rife, a single father of… Read More