Minn. Court hold that students can use locker room based on self-identified gender
Oct 2, 2020
On Monday, a court of appeals for the state of Minnesota ruled that public schools must now allow students to use locker rooms that are consistent with their gender identity, rather than their biological sex.
Federal Government Required to Arrange Abortions for Minor Illegal Immigrants
Oct 1, 2020
After a three-year legal battle, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday it would permit pregnant undocumented minors in federal custody to have access to abortions. The new policy makes clear that the Office of Refugee Resettlement (“ORR”), the branch of the Department of Health and Human Services that oversees undocumented minors and those seeking asylum in the US, must allow teenagers in its custody to obtain abortions.
US Senators Introduce Bill to Prohibit Males Who Identify as Female From Competing in Girls’ School Sports
Sep 30, 2020
Five U.S. senators have introduced a bill that would bar biologically male, transgender athletes from competing in girls' sports at a high school level.
Trump Signing ‘Born Alive’ Executive Order To Protect Babies Who Survive Abortion
Sep 25, 2020
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced that he would sign an executive order to ensure all babies born alive, including those born prematurely or that survive “botched” abortions, receive medical care.
Kroger Employees File Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Over 'Rainbow' Apron
Sep 25, 2020
In a lawsuit filed Monday in a U.S. District Court in Arkansas, Tthe Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) accused Kroger Co. of unlawful employment practices in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The complaint alleges that Kroger refused to accommodate two former employees who expressed religious objections to wearing an apron embroidered with a rainbow-colored heart based on their “good faith belief” that the symbol represented advocacy for the LGBTQ community. Title VII prohibits discrimination in the workplace for various reasons including religious beliefs.
Pro-life journalist Daleiden Sues Planned Parenthood In Defamation Lawsuit
Sep 25, 2020
Undercover journalist David Daleiden, founder of the Center for Medical Progress (CMP), has filed a defamation lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in New York against Planned Parenthood for false and defamatory claims about his undercover videos which featured conversations with organization executives about the trade of baby body parts.
Georgia Tech Settles with Pro-Life Group Over Denied Funds For Speaker
Sep 18, 2020
Georgia Tech has agreed to pay $50,000 as part of a lawsuit settlement filed against the school by a group that claimed it allowed student government leaders to withhold funding from groups with which it disagrees politically.
Secretary Of Education Betsy DeVos Issues Final Rule Protecting Religious Liberty On College Campuses
Sep 18, 2020
Colleges and universities must follow a new “free inquiry and religious liberty” rule to continue to qualify for U.S. Department of Education grants, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced on Wednesday.
Republican lawmakers urge DOJ to investigate Netflix for ‘distribution of child porn’ in ‘Cuties’
Sep 18, 2020
Republican politicians are propelling a growing boycott of Netflix in response to the streamer debuting a French film called "Cuties," which features a group of scantily clad 11-year-old girls performing highly sexualized dance routines. The pre-teens, who join a dance troupe in hopes of escaping their conservative Senegalese upbringing, also watch and explicitly discuss pornography.
Circuit Court Stops Trump Admin. from Enforcing Title X Ban on Funding Abortion Clinics
Sep 10, 2020
On Thursday, by a vote of 8 to 6, an en blanc panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s decision prohibiting enforcement of the Trump administration’s “Protect Life” rule in Maryland. The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) rule prohibits taxpayer-funded family planning clinics in the Title X program from performing abortions or making abortion referrals and requires the physical and financial separation of facilities that provide such services.
