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New Jersey Supreme Court: Schools ‘vicariously liable’ in sexual abuse casesIf sexual abuse by a teacher took place outside the scope of the teacher’s employment or off school property, is the district still liable? New Jersey’s Supreme Court believes so,… Read More
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Justices skeptical of counting late-arriving ballots(The Daily Signal) – The Supreme Court’s conservative justices on Monday seemed particularly skeptical of arguments by the state of Mississippi that mail-in ballots arriving after Election Day should still… Read More
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Trump assassination plot that took two innocent lives still shrouded in mystery(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Wisconsin cultist targeted President Donald Trump in a deadly plot with inspiration from mysterious online figures who have remained in the shadows since. Nikita… Read More
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Texas extends school choice application deadline after Muslim schools sueA federal judge ordered Texas to extend its school choice application deadline Tuesday after several Muslim schools filed suit, giving families until March 31 to apply. The original deadline was… Read More
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Former CPS student sues district, alleging coverup of sexual abuse by female security guard(The Heartlander) — In the latest scandal to beset Chicago Public Schools, a new lawsuit accuses the district of burying allegations regarding sexual abuse of a minor over a decade… Read More
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SCOTUS agrees to hear Trump bid to rein in temporary protected status(The Daily Signal) – The Supreme Court announced Monday it will hear the Trump administration’s appeal to end Temporary Protected Status for certain immigrants, including those from Syria and Haiti. … Read More
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‘Legal zombie’ case keeps resurfacing in anti-school choice lawsuitsWhile most arguments against school choice aren’t new, opponents keep using a “defunct, discredited” Florida Supreme Court ruling from 20 years ago to fight education freedom today, a lawyer for EdChoice says. The Bush v. Holmes… Read More
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Vermont mothers sue state over restrictions to nation’s oldest school choice programTwo mothers are suing Vermont over a new law that severely restricts the state’s school choice program. The lawsuit, filed Feb. 27, argues Act 73 unconstitutionally restricts Vermont’s… Read More
Business, Courts
Arizona high court to decide whether right to earn living is fundamental(The Heartlander)–The Arizona Supreme Court is set to hear a case on Tuesday over engineer licensing that could have ripple effects for economic freedom nationwide. The case centers around Greg… Read More
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Georgia school shooter’s father found guilty, sets precedent in parent accountabilityThe father of a Georgia school shooter was found guilty last week of giving his son the gun he used to kill four people, and is… Read More
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Judge blocks Indiana abortion ban, curiously citing religious freedom to abortIndiana’s abortion ban can no longer be enforced after a judge issued a final court order Thursday declaring the law violates a heretofore unknown religious freedom… Read More
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Indiana school settles religious discrimination lawsuit over transgender policies, granting teacher $650KA former music teacher won $650,000 in a lawsuit settlement Monday after an Indiana high school forced his resignation because he declined to use transgender terms for his students. Read More
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Pakistani on trial this week for Iranian plot to assassinate TrumpA Pakistani man accused of a plot to assassinate President Donald Trump is claiming he was forced into the conspiracy by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). But U.S. Read More
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Navy SEAL-turned-senator wrestles shouting left-wing protester who stormed hearing(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican Montana Sen. Tim Sheehy physically removed a left-wing protester from the Senate chamber Wednesday after the demonstrator allegedly tried to start an altercation.Sheehy, a… Read More
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Somali ‘autism’ center chief pleads guilty to $6 million fraud scheme(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The young CEO of a purported autism center serving Minnesota’s Somali community pleaded guilty Monday to raking in over $6 million in a fraud scheme,… Read More
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Texas man charged after slipping girlfriend abortion pills to kill unborn childA Texas man was arrested and charged last week after authorities said he slipped abortion-inducing medication to his girlfriend to end her pregnancy without her consent. Detectives with the Montgomery… Read More
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SCOTUS answers emergency request to protect parental rights, forbid schools’ secret gender transitions in California case(The Heartlander) — The U.S. Supreme Court protected parental rights in a “landmark” preliminary ruling Monday – prohibiting schools from socially transitioning children in secret.The ruling answered an emergency application… Read More
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Supreme Court hands GOP win, rejects Democrat ‘racial discrimination’ case targeting Latina Republican(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Supreme Court sided with Republican New York Rep. Nicole Malliotakis on Monday, preventing her district from being gerrymandered to favor Democrats ahead of the… Read More
Courts, Missouri
Op-Ed: Shining a light on hidden money in our courtsBeing a legislator, one of my most important duties is protecting the people of Missouri. That includes protecting the fairness of our courts.Our legal system should be built on truth,… Read More
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Pro-life advocates remain hopeful after positive hearing on restricting chemical abortionA federal court in Louisiana heard arguments Tuesday regarding the health and safety of thousands of women and many more unborn babies’ lives – and pro-life lawyers are hopeful. The… Read More