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Virginia Parents Argue School Ambassador Program Is Discriminatory
(Courthouse News)—Students often join school clubs or organizations hoping to bolster their resumes for college admissions offices. But three Virginia parents claim their children face exclusion from a school system’s student equity ambassador program based on their beliefs and race. On Thursday, a Fourth Circuit panel of three Republican-appointed judges...
State of the Unions
(Chicago Magazine)—As other Midwestern states restrict labor’s power, an amendment on the Illinois ballot would further protect it here. Bruce Rauner hated unions. But as a Republican governor with a Democratic legislature, he knew he couldn’t push through a statewide “right-to-work” law. Such legislation would have allowed employees in unionized...
Judge Blocks IL Dems’ Law to Block Out-of-State Donations to Judge Campaigns
(Cook County Record)—A federal judge has blocked Illinois from enforcing its law forbidding anyone from outside Illinois from contributing to the campaigns of those seeking election as judges, as the federal judge indicated the law appears to be based on little more than Illinois Democrats’ desire to maintain control of...
Ahead of Key Illinois Supreme Court Elections, Federal Judge Blocks State Campaign Contribution Limits in Judicial Races
California to Doctors: Agree With Us or Shut Up
Medical Censorship or Misinformation Police: What to Know About California AB 2098
Biden Hands Pandemic Policy Opponents Leg Up in Legal Disputes
(Bloomberg Law)—President Joe Biden’s litigation opponents are seizing on his remark that the pandemic is “over” as they challenge policies adopted in response to the public health crisis. Republican attorneys general in six states noted Biden’s comment to “60 Minutes” last month in a Sept. 29 suit challenging his plan...
Doctors Sue California Over Law That Restricts Their COVID-19 Advice to Patients
(Washington Times)—Two California doctors have filed a federal lawsuit to overturn a new state law restricting the advice they can give patients about COVID-19. Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, signed Assembly Bill 2098 into law on Friday. It authorizes the Medical Board of California to levy professional sanctions against and...
Newsom Signs Bill Banning Spread of COVID-19 “Misinformation” by Licensed Physicians
(KUSI News)—AB 2098, recently signed into law by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, qualifies spreading COVID-19 “misinformation” as unprofessional conduct and makes it punishable as such. Attorneys say AB 2098 is unconstitutional and a violation of 1st Amendment. The parameters for misinformation regarding the pandemic are widely debated, with studies continuing...
Federal Judge Strikes Down Biden Administration’s Head Start Vaccine, Mask Mandate
(Fox News)—A federal judge in Louisiana on Wednesday struck down a federal school mask and vaccine mandate. U.S. District Court Judge Terry A. Doughty in Lafeyette, Louisiana ruled that the federal government cannot push a COVID-19 vaccine or mask mandate for Head Start program teachers, staff, and volunteers as well...
Permanent Order Blocking Biden’s Mask, Vaccine Mandate for Head Start Could Be Appealed
(The Center Square)—With a permanent injunction issued in a case against President Biden’s mask and vaccine mandate for Head Start child care centers, the only question is whether federal officials will appeal the ruling. U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty struck down the mandate on Wednesday, finding the edict poses a...
Judge Strikes Down Federal Vaccine Mandate for Head Start Program
(Newsmax)—A federal district court in Louisiana ruled Thursday that the government cannot require teachers and staff within the Head Start early education program to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Judge Terry A. Doughty also ruled that adults and students cannot be required to wear masks — a win for the Liberty...
Biden’s Vaccine, Mask Mandate Suffers Another Blow
(Townhall)—The Biden administration’s vaccine and mask mandate suffered another legal blow on Wednesday, when a federal judge in Louisiana ruled the government cannot force Head Start teachers, staff, and volunteers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or require that students and adults wear a face covering. Teachers Sandy Brick of Louisiana...
Federal Judge Strikes Down COVID-19 Vaccine and Mask Mandates for Head Start Students, Teachers
(Just the News)—The ruling permanently blocks the administration from enforcing the mandate. A federal judge handed down the latest rebuke of the Biden administration by striking down the federal COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates for teachers and students in the Head Start program. Judge Terry A. Doughty, on the bench...
Federal Judge Strikes Down Federal School Mask and Vaccine Mandate for Head Start Program
(Fox News)—Head Start required all employees to be vaccinated and all adults and children over the age of two to be masked. A federal judge in Louisiana on Wednesday struck down a federal school mask and vaccine mandate. U.S. District Court Judge Terry A. Doughty in Lafeyette, Louisiana ruled that...