Public Education
‘Space aliens or illegal aliens?’ North Carolina student given 3-day suspension for allegedly ‘racist’ questionA North Carolina high school student has been suspended for three days for asking his teacher to clarify an assignment’s use of the word “alien.” Christian McGhee, a… Read More
Courts
Judge orders Olathe school board to pay $259K legal fees for plaintiff in First Amendment case(The Sentinel) – Federal District Court Judge Holly Teeter on April 4 ordered the Olathe school board to pay Jennifer Gilmore’s attorney, Linus Baker, $259,233 in attorney’s… Read More
Public Education
High School senior infiltrates school ‘Satan’ club led by middle-aged satanistA high school senior in Olathe, Kansas infiltrated a now-defunct after-school Satan club, only to find it led by a middle-aged devil satanist. Media around the country have… Read More
Public Education
Legal battle brews over prayer club rejection at Washington state schoolTwo elementary students in Washington state are taking a stand against religious discrimination after their proposal to start an interfaith prayer club was rejected by the school’s principal. Read More
Courts
‘Free speech is dead’: Steve Baker’s J6 arrest revolves almost entirely around his public statements, analysts say(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Blaze Media investigative journalist Steve Baker might’ve avoided prosecution if it weren’t for his political views and public statements after the Capitol riot on Jan. Read More
Courts
‘Department of Conformity’: NYC Department of Ed sued for silencing dissenting voicesThree New Yorkers filed a lawsuit against the NYC Department of Education (DOE) and one of its school boards for viewpoint discrimination and violating the First Amendment. The… Read More
Courts
Christian ministries get settlement in Virginia religious freedom suitIn a religious freedom victory, two Virginia churches, three Christian schools and a pregnancy center network have received a settlement in a lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Virginia. Read More
Opinion
Note to Ketanji Brown Jackson: The First Amendment should ‘hamstring’ the government. That’s the entire point.(The Daily Signal) – During the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government strong-armed Big Tech companies into censoring as “disinformation” Americans’ true experiences while effectively mandating… Read More
Government
‘Orwellian’: New Canadian law could throw citizens in jail for life over speech crimes(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is backing a new bill that could send Canadians away to prison for lengthy sentences for speech crimes, according to… Read More
Public Education
Exclusive: Father of Indiana student who resolutely flies American flag on truck calls son a ‘hero’The father of a student in Indiana said he considers his son “his hero” after the teen refused pressure from school officials telling him to stop flying the American… Read More
Courts
Court rules Biden admin can’t force Christian health care workers to perform trans surgeries(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A district court ruled Monday that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) violated the First Amendment by attempting to force religious health care workers… Read More
Courts
Americans with traditional religious beliefs ‘will be labeled as bigots and treated as such by the government,’ warns Justice Alito in rare statementThe Supreme Court may have declined to hear a discrimination case, but Justice Samuel Alito used the opportunity as a teaching moment about the threat of religious discrimination he… Read More
Courts
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. … Read More
Government
Idaho introduces a bill to protect public school teachers’ freedom not to use preferred pronounsIdaho lawmakers advanced a bill Friday that would grant legal protection to public school teachers who opt not to use students’ preferred pronouns. If passed,… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Separation of church and state is a misunderstood mythFor decades, anti-religious watchdogs have waged war on Christianity under the guise of “separation of church and state.” Groups such as the Freedom From Religion Foundation (run by… Read More
Public Education
Prayer at school board meeting sparks Constitutional debateA North Carolina school board meeting took an unexpected turn when the chairman opened the meeting with a prayer instead of the customary moment of silence. Before he… Read More
Free Speech
Report: College free speech codes mostly ‘yellow lights’(The Center Square) – Although public colleges and universities operate under First Amendment guidelines and many private schools pledge to uphold the principles of free speech, a new report… Read More
Public Education
Legal group: Oregon school district is violating mother’s First Amendment rights(The Center Square) – On Monday, the Liberty Justice Center sent a demand letter to a school district on an Oregon mother’s behalf. The mother alleges… Read More
Courts
High school coach denied injunction after being fired for saying men have athletic advantages over womenA coach who was fired for saying that men have biological advantages over women in sports has lost his request for a preliminary injunction. Read More
Culture
SEC sides with Christian groups over Apple on access to apps(The Daily Signal) – The Securities and Exchange Commission this week rejected Apple’s request to block a Christian group from making a proposal at a shareholder meeting on what apps the technology… Read More