Judicial Watch filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on behalf of Palatine, Illinois tenured high school teacher Jeanne Hedgepeth, who was fired by the suburban-Chicago school district where she had worked for 20 years after posting comments on Facebook criticizing the riots, violence, and shootings in Chicago in the aftermath of the May 25, 2020, … Continue reading Judicial Watch Files Civil Rights Lawsuit for High School Teacher Fired for Facebook Posts Criticizing Chicago Riots, Looting, and Violence in the Aftermath of George Floyd Killing
House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Ranking Member Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Deputy Solicitor of Water Resources Daniel Cordalis and DOI's designated agency ethics official Heather Gottry, requesting information to evaluate Cordalis's compliance with his ethical requirements. … Continue reading House demands documents on Biden official steering contracts to client
In a shameful betrayal of gun owners, five legislators in the Pelican State — who previously voted for Constitutional Carry — switched their votes and killed any chance of overriding the Governor’s veto this year. The four Republicans who backstabbed gun owners are Louie Bernard, Patrick Connick, Franklin Foil, and Ronnie Johns. The lone Democrat … Continue reading BETRAYAL! Five Louisiana Legislators Fail Gun Owners in Veto Override Session
Judicial Watch and the Daily Caller News Foundation (DCNF) received from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 311 pages of records of heavily redacted communications from Dr. Anthony Fauci and the World Health Organization (WHO) regarding COVID-19. Certain Fauci emails were redacted, including his personal edits to a COVID-related federal appropriations measure. Emails sent from … Continue reading HHS redacts Fauci email on lab funding, hides WHO info in lawsuit
Following an announcement that Canada will reopen the northern border for fully vaccinated Americans on August 9th, U.S. Senator Steve Daines is urging President Biden respond by fully reopening the northern border. “It’s time to reopen the border between Montana and Canada, and it’s time to do it now, not weeks from now. Doing so is essential for Montana families, agriculture, jobs … Continue reading Biden urged to immediately open US/Canada border
For years now, job seekers have been fleeing Forced Unionism states. And it’s no surprise as to why. Workers make less in Forced-Unionism states, and they still have to pay into the pockets of Big Labor. And the number of job seekers moving out of Forced Unionism states and into Right to Work states only … Continue reading Forced Unionism Pushes Job Seekers Away
Judicial Watch filed a motion for summary judgment asking a California court to rule that the State’s quota for women on corporate boards is unconstitutional and to permanently enjoin any expenditure of taxpayer funds on the quota. The filings come in the case Robin Crest et al. v. Alex Padilla (No.19STCV27561)). Judicial Watch filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court on … Continue reading Judicial Watch to Court: Gender Quota Requirement for Corporate Boards is Gender Discrimination
House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Republican lawmakers pressed Dr. Francis Collins, the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, (NIAID), about a grant awarded to EcoHealth Alliance, which then awarded taxpayer funds … Continue reading House GOP demands answers on US tax funding of Chinese lab that released COVID
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) applauded the Education Department’s announcement today that it will not give preferential treatment to federal grant applicants with the intention of pushing Critical Race Theory. The announcement comes after Foxx urged Secretary Cardona to withdraw its American History and Civics Education programs priorities that advance racist and divisive … Continue reading Biden backs down on one federal CRT plan
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is pushing for corrective action in the wake of a recently-released Justice Department Inspector General (OIG) report regarding the FBI’s mishandling of the investigation into Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse of young athletes. In a pair of letters to committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Attorney General … Continue reading Grassley slams FBI failure in Nassar sexual abuse case