Bakersfield College Settles With Professor Suing Over DEI Principles

Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down State Grant for Minority Students

Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down State Grant for Minority Students Sara Weissman Wed, 06/24/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Sara Weissman

California professor wins permanent victory against DEI policies at Bakersfield College

Professor’s anti-DEI views protected by First Amendment, court rules A federal judge in California has issued a permanent order protecting Bakersfield College History Professor Daymon Johnson from punishment for refusing to endorse “diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility” and “anti-racism” ideologies in a Tuesday ruling. “Professor Johnson’s speech regarding political and social issues, including his speech []

Massachusetts Judge Smashes Federal Plan To Strip Student Loan Forgiveness Over Political Views

A federal rule that would have allowed the U.S. Department of Education to deny student loan forgiveness to public servants based on their employers’ political and policy stances has been permanently blocked by a federal judge. The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted a motion for summary judgment, declaring the proposed policy [] Massachusetts Judge Smashes Federal Plan To Strip Student Loan Forgiveness Over Political Views

Judge orders DOJ to produce, unredact sought after Epstein files

A D.C.-based federal judge on Thursday ordered the Justice Department to unredact additional pages of the Epstein files in a suit brought by attorney and independent journalist Katie Phang. The preliminary injunction orders redactions be removed in key documents of interest in the files, including “at least eight email exchanges with Mr. Epstein regarding a []...Click to read more

Judge grants DOJ’s motion to dismiss case against Proud Boys over Jan. 6

A federal judge granted the Department of Justice‘s request to vacate the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys members, tossing the most serious criminal judgments stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, an appointee of President Donald Trump, dismissed with prejudice the indictment against former Proud Boys Ethan Nordean, Joseph []

Reinstated professor sues California university, alleging retaliation over pro-Palestinian protests

LOS ANGELES — A San José State professor has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the university after her termination over pro-Palestinian protests two years ago was recently overturned. Sang Hae Kil, a justice studies professor, accused the ...

DOJ Formally Opposes Epstein Files Unredaction, Survivors Seek Support in New Mexico

The Justice Department formally opposed a court order to strip names from the Epstein files, filing a legal brief Thursday arguing adequate compliance while requesting sixty additional days and a private judicial briefing. Less than fifty miles from Epstein's Zorro Ranch, a nonprofit in Santa Fe has been connecting survivors with New Mexico's state Truth Commission.

Kansas joins DOJ in effort to end in-state tuition for undocumented students

The proposed agreement came hours after the U.S. Department of Justice sued the state over its decades-old law.

Congress and Insider Trading: The Rules Don’t Apply When You Make the Rules

Early in my career, I managed money for a federal judge. She couldn’t hold a single stock. No individual securities, no sector bets, no company-specific exposure of any kind. Any ruling touching a publicly traded company had to be beyond reproach. The appearance of a conflict was enough. She accepted that as a condition of...

Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s Firing of Fed Board Member

During oral arguments, the justices wrestled with whether Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook should have received more due process.

NCLAT allows withdrawal of insolvency case against Oswal Overseas after settlement with creditor

Settlement terms included a 2.80 crore payment to LH Sugar Factories, leading to the withdrawal of insolvency proceedings against the distressed company

Carvalho Resigns as L.A. Schools Superintendent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ogg3yDyrfQQ The superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District has resigned amid an ongoing investig...

Workday must face California lawsuit over AI hiring bias, judge rules

A San Francisco judge cleared a proposed class action to proceed, in a case described as the first to broadly target the algorithms behind AI screening software. A US federal judge has ruled that Workday must face claims its AI-powered hiring software screened out job applicants at other companies in ways that allegedly broke California [] This story continues at The Next Web

Judge in Charlie Kirk killing case to decide if prosecutors could be punished for comments in media

The Utah judge in the murder case over Charlie Kirk’s killing says he will rule Monday whether prosecutors could face sanctions for comments to the media about a bullet fragment recovered from the conservative activist’s body. Lawyers for defendant Tyler Robinson have asked Judge Tony Graf to block the death penalty in the case, claiming [] The post Judge in Charlie Kirk killing case to decide if prosecutors could be punished for comments in media appeared first on Loonie Politics.

Ousted Stars and Stripes ombudsman files key lawsuit against Hegseth’s Pentagon

Jacqueline Smith’s lawyer said the case is in response to “the government’s retaliation against her over the exercise of clearly definable First Amendment rights.” The post Ousted Stars and Stripes ombudsman files key lawsuit against Hegseth’s Pentagon appeared first on MS NOW.

LAUSD faces 'severe' signs of insolvency; county warns it could take control of budget

L.A. County education officials say union contracts LAUSD couldn't afford have pushed the district toward insolvency. They threaten to appoint an overseer who can block the school board's spending.

Trump-Appointed Judge Reluctantly Grants Dismissal of Proud Boys Case

A federal judge has reluctantly granted a request by the Justice Department to formally dismiss a criminal case accusing five members of the Proud Boys, the far-right group, of seditious conspiracy in connection with the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. In an order filed on Friday night, the judge, Timothy J. Kelly []

Supreme Court Protects Girls, Upholds Reality

The Supreme Court decision on Little v. Hecox out of Idaho and West Virginia v. B.P.J. allows states to do what's right.

Unchained: The ratchet effect, the Deep State and the battle for Constitutional sanity

(NaturalNews) Unchained reveals that the Department of Justice itself filed a motion to vacate the convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys leaders, effecti...

Paris Hilton is celebrating the closure of a 55-year-old school in Utah: Inside her long-time battle against the boarding school and why

Provo Canyon School's Utah campus license was revoked due to health and safety violations. Paris Hilton celebrated the closure, having endured abuse at the institution years ago. The school's owners are considering legal options while the department monitors student transitions. This action follows years of advocacy by Hilton and others against such facilities. The troubled-teen industry faces increased scrutiny and regulatory efforts nationwide.

Federal judge blocks Trump administration's SNAP rules on junk food

The judge wrote that Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins improperly applied federal law when she approved requests from states asking to impose limits on what participants can purchase with funds from the program.

Cancel culture for cancer research: Proposed rule politicizes federal grantmaking

The proposed federal regulation would shift the process of awarding federal grants from a merit-based, apolitical, expert-driven system to a partisan political one, allowing political appointees in the Trump administration to deny or terminate virtually any grant at any time for any reason -or no reason at all.

Arizona Drops Regulation Of School Choice In Settlement

Arizona Drops Regulation Of School Choice In Settlement

Illinois allows lawmaker conflicts of interest

The indictment of state Rep. Carol Ammons is a reminder that Illinois still relies on the honor system in conflicts of interest. The post Illinois allows lawmaker conflicts of interest appeared first on Illinois Policy.

Battle over 5-figure pay hikes for federal judges is causing unease in legal circles

The federal government and more than 1,000 federally appointed judges are at odds over the best way to settle an ongoing salary dispute, raising concerns in both the legal and political community that the case could end up tarnishing the judiciary's reputation.

Judge orders DOJ to release unredacted Epstein files as Ghislaine Maxwell argues newly uncovered evidence undermines her conviction

A federal judge has ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to either release more unredacted records from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation or explain why the remaining redactions are legally justified. The order comes as convicted Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell is arguing that documents disclosed this year under the Epstein Files Transparency Act contain newly discovered...

‘Big win’: Joe Biden’s Judge Sparkle gets appalling election-integrity ruling canceled * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh

Source link Judge Sparkle Sooknanan A federal judge in Florida has ruled that a Washington, D.C., judge, the Joe Biden-appointed Sparkle Sooknanan, deliberately violated a court-approved settlement when she arbitrarily

Judson ISD under investigation by state for alleged threats, failure to report child abuse

State leaders are investigating whether Judson Independent School District leaders violated Texas law, amid several allegations against Board President Monica Ryan and former Superintendent Milton “Rob” Fields III.

Equalization Board agrees to apply tax cap while legal battle unfolds

The agreement, granted by a district court, is designed to minimize disruptions to Wyoming’s tax system. The post Equalization Board agrees to apply tax cap while legal battle unfolds appeared first on WyoFile .

Former Executive Sues Meta Over Attempts To 'Silence' Her Memoir 'Careless People'

The lawsuit, filed Thursday in federal court in Northern California, claims the tech giant's private arbitration order barring her from speaking about the company or promoting her bestselling book is...

If I Could Turn Back Time

I'd go back and advise all my academic friends to get fired for saying true things about Charlie Kirk.The University of Tennessee System Board of Trustees approved a settlement with former assistant professor Tamar Shirinian, agreeing to pay the fired faculty member 1.9 million.Shirinian will not be reinstated at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. State officials, including the attorney general and Gov. Bill Lee, need to approve the settlement.At 5 return, not a bad little lifelong income base.