Federal Appeals Court In Georgia Upends Alabama Family Restrictions For Convicted Parents

Appeals Court Allows Ohio to Enforce Social Media Parental Consent Law

(NaturalNews) A federal appeals court on June 18 reversed a lower court ruling and allowed Ohio to enforce a law requiring parental consent for children under 16 to...

Federal judge says Supreme Court decisions show ‘emerging pragmatic conservatism’

The federal judge focused on birthright citizenship and the Mississippi mail-in ballot law

Supreme Court agrees to hear parental case involving runaway transgender youth

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to take up an appeal from parents in Washington who are seeking to challenge state laws permitting runaway minors to receive transgender care without parental notice. By granting the appeal, the 6-3 conservative court is taking up transgender rights for the third time in as many years. At issue are []...Click to read more

High-Stakes Georgia Election Rules Fight Pushed Straight To State Supreme Court

The Court of Appeals of Georgia issued an order on Thursday, transferring a major legal battle over state election rules to the Supreme Court of Georgia. The case, Georgia Republican Party Inc. v. DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections, is moving to the state’s highest bench because it raises fundamental constitutional questions that intermediate [] High-Stakes Georgia Election Rules Fight Pushed Straight To State Supreme Court

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When the Supreme Court bases a decision on policy considerations, the downstream consequences can be significant. A compelling example is 1982’s Plyler v. Doe, when the court struck down a 1975 Texas law allowing public school districts to exclude children of foreign-born parents who were not “legally admitted” to the United States. The court’s concerns were obvious. Denying access to education would harm these children, who often had no choice in the decision to come to America, which could in Read More