Federal Appeals Court Allows Most Louisiana School Districts to Follow Ten Commandments Poster Law
A federal appeals court has temporarily allowed most Louisiana school districts to implement a law requiring Ten Commandments displays in classrooms.
Supreme Court Passes on 2nd Amendment Challenge to Federal Gun Law
The Supreme Court directed 11th Circuit to reconsider ruling in Pierre’s case in light of United States v. Rahimi, a decision the high court issued in June.
Jury: Bay Area Transit Workers Fired for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine to Get More Than...
Rail transit officials in CA’s Bay Area have been ordered to pay more than $7 million to transit workers who refused to get a COVID-19 vaccine and were fired.
Judge Strikes Down Ohio’s ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Ban
Ohio’s abortion ban is no longer in effect after a judge on Oct. 24 ruled that a constitutional amendment means that voters rejected such restrictions.
Supreme Court Vacates Ruling on Pennsylvania Law Allowing 18- to 20-Year-Olds to Carry Guns
U.S. Supreme Court vacated lower court’s ruling allowing adults in PA younger than 21 to carry firearms in public during states of emergency, telling appeals court to reconsider case.
Appeals Court Weighs Texas’s Challenge to ‘Dreamers’ Program
U.S. Court heard oral argument over federal government’s attempt to restore Biden’s protections for “dreamers” after TX judge blocked them from taking effect.
Nonprofits Sue IRS Alleging Political Speech Rules Not Applied Equally
Texas churches and nonprofit organizations with tax-exempt status are challenging IRS over violations of free speech, religion, and equal treatment under the law.
Supreme Court Declines to Reinstate Family Planning Grant to Pro-Life Oklahoma
HHS argued Oklahoma should lose the funding because the state won’t include abortion in its information offerings about family planning services.
Judge Rules Illinois Public Transit Firearms Carry Ban Unconstitutional
Federal judge ruled Illinois’s ban on carrying guns in public transportation and in transportation facilities is unconstitutional, citing SCOTUS 2022 decision.
Georgia Election Workers Seek Control of Giuliani’s Assets After Defamation Suit
Georgia election workers who sued Giuliani are asking judge to grant them control over his assets after winning defamation judgment against him in December.
Supreme Court Upholds Block on Entirety of Federal Government’s New Title IX Gender Rule
High court left intact two separate lower court orders that blocked entirety of new Title IX gender rule in Louisiana and nine other states that challenged it.
Court Orders UCLA to Stop Protesters From Blocking Jewish Students
The students ‘were excluded from portions of the UCLA campus because they refused to denounce their faith,’ the judge wrote, calling it ’unimaginable.’
