The Senate unanimously passed a resolution sponsored by U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), and Chris Coons (D-Del.) that condemns the recent bomb threats at HBCUs and reaffirms the government’s commitment to combatting violence against students, faculty, and staff. “Tennessee is home to seven Historically Black Colleges and Universities,” said Senator Blackburn. “The recent bomb threats … Continue reading Senate unanimously condemns wave of bomb threats to black colleges
Category: Justice
Atlantic Aviation PNE, Inc. employee Tiffany Lipyanic and her coworkers have won their effort to free themselves from unwanted union monopoly “representation.” After the employees filed a request for a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decertification election to end the union’s monopoly bargaining powers over all workers at the Atlantic Aviation facility at Philadelphia Northeast … Continue reading Atlantic Aviation Employees Free from Unwanted Union after IAM Flies Away to Avoid Vote
A federal judge handed a first-round victory to a Virginia-based counselor challenging the District of Columbia’s restrictions on online teletherapy—a ruling that means the government now faces a nearly insurmountable burden to defend its law. Elizabeth Brokamp, a Virginia-licensed therapist, brought a federal lawsuit after she was forced to turn away potential clients who wanted to see … Continue reading DC Court Hands Early Victory to Virginia Counselor Challenging Teletherapy Restrictions
Judicial Watch announced Tuesday that a Maryland court has set a trial date for its lawsuit against the State of Maryland that challenges the state’s 2021 Congressional redistricting plan. In moving forward with the case, the court denied the motion of the State of Maryland and its election officials to dismiss Judicial Watch’s lawsuit against them. The … Continue reading Trial Set March 15 for Lawsuit Challenging Maryland’s Gerrymandering Abuse
Can the government force you to spend $20,000 on 1,600 hours of irrelevant training just so you can do your job? That is what Idaho requires African style hair braiders to do before they can work. But a new lawsuit filed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho by the Institute … Continue reading Three Idaho Women File Lawsuit to Untangle State’s Unnecessary Braiding License
A law requiring that Georgians who want to teach women how to breastfeed obtain the equivalent of an advanced degree was ruled unconstitutional today by the Fulton County Superior Court. Georgia’s licensing requirement, enacted in 2016, made it the only state in the nation that licensed lactation consultants in this way, and would have forced hundreds out … Continue reading Georgia Lactation Consultants Victorious Over Unconstitutional Licensing Law
Following a lawsuit brought by real estate brokers, a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction, stopping Oregon’s ban on “love letters” for prospective homebuyers. Today’s ruling acknowledges that the ban violates the free speech of real estate brokers and prospective homebuyers. “Today’s ruling preserves the opportunity of home-buyers to speak freely to sellers and make … Continue reading Federal judge thwarts Oregon’s ban on “love letters” for homebuyers
Advancing American Freedom (AAF) founder Mike Pence announced the filing of a merits amicus brief by AAF, Young America’s Foundation (YAF), and 42 additional organizations and individuals in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District at the Supreme Court of the United States. AAF previously filed an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the case, and the … Continue reading Mike Pence Fights Back, Files Amicus Brief in Religious Freedom Case
Gun Owners of America (GOA) filed a petition for Writ of Certiorari in the United States Supreme Court challenging the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms’ (ATF) 2018 reclassification of bump stocks as “machineguns.” GOA has been in litigation with ATF since the day the ban was published and was able to win a victory … Continue reading GOA Files Petition in U.S. Supreme Court to Review ATF Bump Stock Ban
This week the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties held a hearing to examine the neglected epidemic of missing BIPOC women and girls. In her opening statement, Subcommittee Ranking Member Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) emphasized the importance of the hearing and how all Americans, especially women and girls, deserve to realize their full potential and … Continue reading Mace: All Americans, Especially Women and Girls, Deserve to Realize Their Full Potential
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