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WGHP

Inside Proposed $20K Settlement After Davidson County Schools Student Suspended for Alleged ‘Racially Motivated Comment’

June 6, 2025

(WGHP)—A proposed settlement agreement would have Davidson County Schools pay a family $20,000 and issue a public apology after a student was reportedly suspended for making what the school board deemed a “racially motivated comment.” The plaintiff’s motion for settlement approval offers insight into the proposed settlement that will be...

Raleigh News & Observer

NC Student Gets $20,000 and Apology for Suspension After ‘Illegal Aliens’ Commen

June 6, 2025

(Raleigh News & Observer)—A North Carolina school district has agreed to pay $20,000 and publicly apologize to a high school student who was suspended and accused of making “racially insensitive” comments for saying “illegal aliens” in class. Christian McGhee was suspended for three days in April 2024 after asking his...

FOX News

North Carolina School District to Issue Apology, Pay $20K to Student Suspended Over ‘Illegal Alien’ Comment

June 5, 2025

(FOX News)—The family of a North Carolina high school student suspended for using the term “illegal alien” is slated to receive a $20,000 payment and a public apology under a proposed settlement, according to The New York Post. The outlet reported Thursday that the settlement was reached to remove all...

WFMY

Davidson County Schools Settles With Student Disciplined Over Question About the Word ‘Aliens’

June 5, 2025

(WFMY)—The Davidson County Board of Education has reached a settlement in a federal lawsuit involving a student who was suspended and accused of making racially motivated comments — an allegation the student’s family says was false and harmful. On April 9th of 2024, sophomore Christian McGhee raised his hand and...

The Western Journal

Student Who Was Suspended for Saying ‘Illegal Alien’ Gets the Last Laugh After Year-Long Legal Battle

June 5, 2025

(The Western Journal)—It should never have happened in the first place — but at least Christian McGhee and his family can smile a bit after his school was forced to pay $20,000 in a settlement agreed to late last week. McGhee, 16, was suspended for three days last year by...

American Greatness

NC High School Student Suspended for Saying ‘Illegal Alien’ Will Receive Public Apology

June 5, 2025

(American Greatness)—A North Carolina high school student who was suspended last year for saying the words “illegal alien” will be receiving a public apology from the Davidson County Board of Education as well as $20,000 in compensation. The Carolina Journal reports that a federal lawsuit filed last year challenging the...

New York Post

North Carolina Student who was Suspended for Saying ‘Illegal Alien’ in Class to Receive $20K, Apology From School in Settlement

June 5, 2025

(New York Post)—The family of a North Carolina high school student suspended last year for saying “illegal alien” in English class has dropped their lawsuit against the district in exchange for a public apology and $20,000. Christian McGhee, 17, received a three-day suspension for using the phrase while discussing word...

The New York Times

Opinion: This Is the True Danger of Trump’s Tariffs

June 4, 2025
(The New York Times)—Are President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs on, or are they off? And, more important, will legal challenges to these levies put the brakes on the seizure by presidents of both parties of ever-increasing unilateral power? Two federal courts recently ruled that Mr. Trump lacks authority to impose...
Adams & Reese

Tariff Update: Pauses, New Tariffs, and Lawsuits

June 4, 2025

(Adams & Reese)—President Trump continues to expand his trade policy by announcing proposed increased tariffs, while trading partners attempt to effectuate trade deals with the US, and as President Trump’s authority to impose his initial tariffs is being actively litigated. UK Agreement On May 8, President Trump announced the framework...

Progressive Policy Institute

Congress Shall Have the Power to Lay and Collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises

June 4, 2025

(Progressive Policy Institute)—FACT: “Congress shall have the power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises.” THE NUMBERS: Court of International Trade ruling in “V.O.S. Selections vs. Trump” – Strike down Trump administration “IEEPA” tariff decrees: 3 Sustain Trump administration “IEEPA” tariff decrees: 0 WHAT THEY MEAN: The Court...

Reason

Morning Consult Poll Indicates Judicial Invalidation of Trump’s Tariffs is Popular

June 4, 2025

(Reason)—A new Morning Consult poll indicates that the recent Court of International Trade decision striking down Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” and other IEEPA tariffs in a case brought by the Liberty Justice Center and myself, enjoys broad public support. According to the poll, 55% approve of the ruling, while only...

World Net Daily

Student Suspended For Saying ‘Illegal Alien,’ and Now Officials Have to Pay the Piper

June 4, 2025

(World Net Daily)—A North Carolina school is set to deliver an apology along with $20,000 to a student who was suspended for three days for saying “illegal alien.” The student, Christian McGhee, is a minor, so a court hearing is needed before the agreement is finalized. But a report from...

Blaze News

Teen Suspended for Using Legal Term for Migrant Invaders Comes Out on Top, Will Likely Receive Apology from School Board

June 4, 2025

(Blaze News)—A 16-year-old student was suspended from Central Davidson High School in Lexington, North Carolina, last year for uttering the term “illegal alien” during a vocabulary lesson in English class. In addition to his temporary removal, Christian McGhee was effectively characterized as a racist for making what the school’s vice...

Daily Mail UK

High School is Forced to Apologize and Pay Up to Student They Suspended for Using Term ‘Illegal Alien’ in Class

June 4, 2025

(Daily Mail UK)—An American teen suspended for using the term ‘illegal alien‘ in class has finally received justice after his school was forced to apologize and pay out a massive $20,000 settlement. The year-long free speech saga came to an end after a North Carolina district school board agreed to...

The Dispatch

Central Davidson Student Suspended for Saying ‘Illegal Alien’ Will Receive Apology as Part of Settlement

June 4, 2025

(The Dispatch)—The lawsuit against the Davidson County Board of Education over a student suspended for saying “illegal alien” in class is being dropped in exchange for a public apology and $20,000, according to terms of a settlement filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North...