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Epstein grand jury documents could be released under new Florida law(The Center Square) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law that will publicly release grand jury documents, including those related to the businessman Jeffery Epstein. DeSantis signed… Read More
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Missouri AG sues Planned Parenthood for ‘trafficking minors’ to get out-of-state abortions(The Daily Signal) – The attorney general of Missouri is suing Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in the United States, for “trafficking minors out of state to… Read More
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Washington superintendent gets diversion agreement on misdemeanor charge for removing political signs opposing school bondA Washington state school superintendent is on paid administrative leave after being charged with defacing and removing political signs urging voters to oppose the district’s capital bond measure. Superintendent of… Read More
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Disability ‘advocates’ oddly suing to stop Montana school choice program helping disabled studentsA disability rights advocacy group is trying to kill Montana’s new school choice program for special needs students before it even gets off the ground. Disability Rights Montana and the… Read More
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Child pornography charges against drag queen move to federal courtA part-time public school music director who moonlights as a drag queen with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence was arrested last week in Wisconsin on child porn charges involving the… Read More
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University of New Mexico sued over viewpoint discrimination of conservativesTwo conservative groups are suing the University of New Mexico (UNM) for violating their constitutional rights by charging huge security fees for hosting events with conservative speakers, including women’s sports… Read More
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Appeals court sides with Iowa on law banning mask mandates(The Center Square) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit overturned a ruling Tuesday that would have blocked a 2021 Iowa law banning mask mandates. The U.S. Read More
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California school can keep gender notification policy, critical race theory ban(The Center Square) – Temecula Valley Unified School District can keep its ban on critical race theory and its policy requiring parents to be notified if a child wishes to… Read More
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Justices weigh future of free speech on social media platforms(The Daily Signal) – Can states prohibit social media companies from censoring the speech of their platforms’ users? That’s a question now before the Supreme Court. The… Read More
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School board members arrested for finance fraud in campaign against conservative, pro-parent candidatesArrest warrants were issued for several Indiana school board members this week amid allegations of campaign finance fraud in 2022, when they faced a group of pro-parent candidates in a… Read More
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Mother blasts school for transgender policies disregarding parental debate(The Center Square) — One Wisconsin mother is blasting a school policy allowing students to use bathrooms and locker rooms according to their chosen gender identity without public discussion from… Read More
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Arizona mom alleges school officials helped her daughter secretly transition to maleAn Arizona mother has joined a lawsuit against Mesa Public Schools, claiming school officials actively sought to deceive her when they helped her daughter “socially transition”… Read More
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Iowa school district settles lawsuit with pro-parent group over transgender policyAn Iowa school board has agreed to pay $20,000 to resolve a lawsuit over a district policy enabling students to transition genders at school without parental notification or permission. Parents… Read More
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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