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SCOTUS has a shot to take a major First Amendment, free press case. Here’s what’s at stake.(The Daily Signal) – An investigative reporter is asking the Supreme Court to review a court order to identify the sources behind her reporting. In a case that… Read More
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Christian therapists sue Lincoln over counseling ban carrying possible jail timeTwo Christian therapists recently sued the city of Lincoln, Nebraska, over its so-called conversion therapy ban for minors. Thomas Dierks and another counselor, who goes by the… Read More
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Federal judge extends White House access to Politico, CNN and MS NOW after banA federal judge on Tuesday extended an order granting White House access to Politico, CNN and MS NOW after President Donald Trump banned them from the complex in September. Read More
Government
Attorney General Todd Blanche pushes back on ABC News host Martha Raddatz’s ‘extraordinarily disingenuous’ comments about press freedom under Trump(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Attorney General Todd Blanche defended President Donald Trump’s recent access restrictions on certain media outlets during a Sunday interview with ABC News. Read More
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Trump-press feud escalates as news outlets sue White House over access ban, networks suspend pool coverageThe mainstream media is pushing back after President Donald Trump blocked CNN, Politico and MS NOW from White House access on Friday, calling them “fake news”… Read More
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Trump bans CNN, Politico, MS NOW from White House, calling them ‘fake news’President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, “effective immediately.” The ban is “a result of their… Read More
Public Education
Texas high school faces scrutiny after student video shows ‘Muslims-only’ prayer room(The Daily Signal) – A Frisco ISD high school is facing scrutiny after a classroom was reportedly being used as a prayer room exclusively for Muslim students. Read More
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Journalist Nick Shirley challenges California law over constitutional rights: free speech, due processIndependent journalist Nick Shirley is suing California, claiming the state’s new law targeting his fraud reporting violates the Constitution on multiple fronts. California Assembly Bill 2624, which… Read More
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University of Washington professor wins $600,000 settlement over parody ‘land acknowledgment’A public university recently agreed to a $600,000 settlement after it punished a computer science professor who disliked the school’s land acknowledgment policy. University of Washington professor… Read More
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First Amendment becomes latest battleground in fight over educational freedomA new free-speech case could have far-reaching implications for educational freedom, potentially affecting families beyond Nebraska, where the case was filed. While landmark education… Read More
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Live Action refuses legal demand to stop saying abortion ‘kills’ unborn childrenThe pro-life group Live Action has refused a legal demand to remove years of articles and stop acknowledging how abortion “kills” unborn children. Amplify Legal sent Live Action News… Read More
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Disney sues Trump admin in First Amendment claim over broadcast licensesDisney and ABC sued the Federal Communications Commission Tuesday, claiming its demand for an early review of its broadcast licenses is a First Amendment violation – escalating an ongoing… Read More
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Parents sue California school district over mosque field trip, hijab requestA group of parents and former students are suing a California public school district over a field trip to a mosque. The group says the mosque encouraged girls… Read More
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Christian sports org seeks relief from religious discrimination in lawsuitTwo clubs of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a New Jersey school district after the district banned adult volunteers from mentoring students in… Read More
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Arkansas fights to protect Ten Commandments monument on capitol groundsThe state of Arkansas is appealing a district court decision which ruled a monument of the Ten Commandments on state capitol grounds violates the First Amendment and must be… Read More
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Pro-lifers back in court after arrests for ‘Black Preborn Lives Matter’ sidewalk messagePro-life groups are back in court in a years-long legal battle after their members were arrested for writing “Black Pre-Born Lives Matter” outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Washington,… Read More
Culture
State protections for religious liberty: Arkansas, Tennessee rank top in fifth annual reportIn an annual report ranking state protections for religious liberty, Arkansas placed first, followed by Tennessee, while New York ranked last. “Religious liberty… Read More
Politics
First Amendment orgs skewer bipartisan lawmakers’ ‘frightening’ attempt to police election speech(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican New York Rep. Mike Lawler and Democratic New Jersey Rep. Josh Gottheimer urged four agencies to crack down on so-called election misinformation propagated… Read More
Politics
Trump-appointed judge nixes Ron DeSantis’ crackdown on ‘WOKE’ in universities(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Trump-appointed judge ruled against part of Republican Florida Gov. Ron Desantis’s “Stop WOKE Act” on Tuesday holding that it violates the First Amendment. Read More
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Supreme Court strikes down party campaign spending limits(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision Tuesday, struck down 50-year old limits on political party spending for campaigns, a decision that could unleash… Read More