SJSU refuses to provide public records related to investigation of allegations against volleyball coach

Student Sues University of Minnesota Over Title IX Policies

A University of Minnesota student is suing the school over its Title IX and pronoun policies, arguing they violate students’ free speech rights by discouraging discussion of topics including biological sex, transgender issues, and women’s sports. Jackson Barrick, a rising senior at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, reportedly filed the lawsuit with the Southeastern []...Click to read more

ESPN joins other outlets fighting proposed media blackout in Bryan Pata murder retrial

ESPN, NBCUniversal, and the Miami Herald‘s parent company filed a joint motion Thursday opposing a Florida judge’s suggestion that she could restrict media access and impose a gag order in the retrial of Rashaun Jones, the former Miami Hurricanes player accused of killing teammate Bryan Pata in 2006. The motion, filed ahead of a Monday

Was a Female Pastor Arrested for ‘Sucking Demons’ out of Men via Oral S*x? Viral Meme Is a Hoax Based on 2019 NJ Scandal

A viral online claim alleging that a female pastor performed oral s*x on male church members to 'rid them of demons' has been revealed as a complete hoax. The story circulated widely across social media networks, sparking intense debate and skepticism, but the report is actually a gender-swapped fabrication based on a real-world 2019 s*xual assault lawsuit in New Jersey.

Supreme Court unanimously upholds state bans on transgender athletes in female sports

(NaturalNews) The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that state bans on biological males competing in female school sports do not violate Title IX The six conserva...

Federal judge blocks DOJ from getting its hands on trans children’s private medical records

A federal judge in California has ruled that the Justice Department likely cannot lawfully obtain confidential medical records identifying transgender minors who received gender-affirming care at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. The ruling delivers a significant setback to a yearlong federal campaign targeting providers of such care.

Judge rules DOJ can release Biden audio recordings, transcripts to Heritage Foundation in special counsel probe

A federal judge said Friday that the Justice Department (DOJ) can release audio recordings and transcripts of former President Biden to the conservative Heritage Foundation but must wait three weeks to allow an appeals court to review Biden’s challenge. Judge Dabney Langhorne Friedrich denied Biden’s attempt to block the release of his decade-old conversations...

Supreme Court lets states block trans athletes from women’s and girls’ sports

The Supreme Court ruled against two transgender athletes who sued their states to be allowed to participate in sports alongside other girls and women. The court ruled Tuesday that Idaho and West Virginia did not discriminate against runner Lindsay Hecox or high school shot-putter Becky Pepper-Jackson in barring them from playing on teams that align []

Excel Sports Management Finds Peace With Former Talent Agent Employees

On August 22, I wrote about Excel Sports Management’s lawsuit against media talent agents Gideon Cohen, William Petok, and Katherine Cutler, who were formerly employed by Excel but left to work with Athletes First. Excel complained that the former employees breached their employment contracts’ restrictive covenants and that they sought to solicit Excel clients. Sometimes, []

SJSU was told of decades-old allegations against volleyball coach during controversial 2024 season

Emails reveal the Title IX office at San Jose State met with a former player alleging abuse by Todd Kress during the 2024 volleyball scandal.

Rastafarian man can’t sue prison guards who shaved him bald, US Supreme Court says

The US Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to let a Rastafarian man sue state prison officials in Louisiana after guards held him down and shaved him bald in violation of his religious beliefs in a case brought under a federal law protecting incarcerated people from religious discrimination. The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling powered by its conservative majority, upheld a lower court’s decision to dismiss Damon Landor’s lawsuit, agreeing that he could not sue the individual prison officials and...

U.S. Supreme Court Shuts Down Louisiana Rastafarian Inmate’s Lawsuit Against Prison Guards

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that individual state employees cannot be held personally liable for damages under federal statutes tied to government funding programs unless those individuals explicitly consented to the lawsuits. The 6-3 decision directly impacts Damon Landor, a Rastafarian man who spent a few months in Louisiana prison custody in 2020. [] U.S. Supreme Court Shuts Down Louisiana Rastafarian Inmate’s Lawsuit Against Prison Guards

Don’t Buy Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Sleight-of-Hand on Women’s Sports

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson tried to pull a fast one on the American people Tuesday. The court upheld West Virginia’s law preventing men from competing in women’s sports, finding that the law does not constitute discrimination on the basis of sex in violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The...

Lawsuit says Highline told Christian student she could share opinions, not religious beliefs

A Christian student was told she had 'no choice' but to stay in a Highline assembly conflicting with her faith. Her father is now suing in federal court.

Illinois ‘reviewing’ DOJ’s threat to prosecute state election officials over noncitizen voting – Capitol News IL

In addition to Tuesday’s letter threatening prosecution, DOJ is also suing Illinois and dozens of other states for access to the state’s complete, unredacted voter registration list, including sensitive information such as voters’ dates of birth, driver’s license numbers and partial Social Security numbers. The federal government has not been successful in any of those lawsuits thus far.

Brockton teen testifies about mayor’s alleged inappropriate touching, judge declines to extend harassment prevention order

The 17-year-old student alleged Mayor Moises Rodrigues of Brockton inappropriately touched her at a school parade. The post Brockton teen testifies about mayor’s alleged inappropriate touching, judge declines to extend harassment prevention order appeared first on Boston.com.

Supreme Court says states can ban men from competing in women’s sports

The high court said federal law allows schools to provide separate men’s and women’s sports teams. [...]

Who is masking truth in alleged Bhagwant Mann viral video case?

Who is masking truth in alleged Bhagwant Mann viral video case?

Supreme Court blocks lawsuit by Rastafarian inmate over forced dreadlock cutting in prison, limits religious rights claims

The Supreme Court has shockingly declined the plea to uphold religious protections in prison. Former inmate Damon Landor sued the Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety after alleging that the prison staff forcibly cut his knee-length dreadlocks in 2020. He claimed he had grown the locks for more than 2 decades as part of...

Peter Obi vs Kenneth Okonkwo: Atiku's aide breaks silence on N8bn defamation suit

Kenneth Okonkwo denies receiving court documents in Peter Obi's 8 billion defamation suit, questioning the legitimacy of the legal proceedings against him.

Justice Department Sues Minnesota to Force Release of SNAP Applicant Data

The Justice Department has sued Minnesota, seeking a court order that would force the state to provide five years of SNAP applicant data to the U.S.

US judge rules against alleged Charlie Kirk killer’s defence team ahead of preliminary hearing

A US judge has ruled against Tyler Robinson's defence team ahead of his preliminary hearing. He is accused of fatally shooting conservative commentator Charlie Kirk in Utah last year. Hearsay evidence will be allowed during his preliminary hearing next month. A judge has postponed a ruling on whether prosecutors violated a pre-trial publicity order and if the death penalty should be taken off the table as a result. An attempt to get his former partner to testify in person has been dismissed.

Reports: NCAA opens inquiry into Cincinnati regarding Brendan Sorsby

But NCAA officials notified the University of Cincinnati they have a few follow-up questions they want the football staff and administration to answer...

Judge denies effort to have Tyler Robinson’s lover testify in key hearing

A Utah judge denied an effort by Tyler Robinson’s lawyers to have his former roommate and lover be subpoenaed to testify at next month’s preliminary hearing ahead of Robinson’s trial for allegedly killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Judge Tony Graf denied two motions by Robinson’s lawyers in a Utah County court Monday, including one to have []

U.S. Supreme Court decision on transgender sports bans left CT case open. It's not going away

When the U.S. Supreme Court concluded that states can bar biological males from competing in women’s sports, it left unanswered the other side of the question: Can states permit it? The question is pointed directly at Connecticut or, more ...

Supreme Court rules Rastafari man can't sue Louisiana prison officials who cut his dreadlocks

While justices condemned what happened to the former inmate, they ruled that a federal law designed to protect the religious rights of inmates does not permit lawsuits for money damages even when rights are violated.

He was expelled from Church over child abuse, was reinstated and then he committed another heinous child sex crime

A former Mormon church leader has pleaded guilty to child sex crimes. Wade S. Christofferson admitted to coercing and enticing minors in federal court. He was previously removed and later reinstated by the church over earlier allegations. The investigation began after a sexually explicit FaceTime call with a child. Christofferson faces a mandatory minimum of ten years in prison.

Post-SCOTUS Ruling – Time for a M2F ‘Transgender’ Athletes League of Their Own?

One of many observations from law Prof. John F. Banzhaf on the fallout from the Supreme Court ruling on protecting girls' sports. The post Post-SCOTUS Ruling – Time for a M2F ‘Transgender’ Athletes League of Their Own? first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.

UT System medical schools refuse to release admissions data, sparking racial preference concerns: report

University of Texas medical schools are concealing their admissions data, according to a new report by the watchdog group Do No Harm. This sparked allegations that the schools may be preferring students based on race despite the Supreme Court’s 2023 Students for Fair Admissions ruling that banned affirmative action admissions policies. Do No Harm sent []

Education Department sues schools over boys in girls’ sports * WorldNetDaily * by Spencer Lombardo, Daily Caller News Foundation

Source link AB Hernandez A California sports league and two school districts are being sued for allegedly forcing girls to share single-sex spaces with boys in athletic competitions. The California

Wisconsin Teen Says Her School Let a Transgender Student Use the Girls’ Bathroom Without Notifying Parents

She went to the school board, got bullied for it, and says the Supreme Court is about to answer the question she raised. Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. The post Wisconsin Teen Says Her School Let a Transgender Student Use the Girls’ Bathroom Without Notifying Parents appeared first on The Daily Dot.

Democrat Graham Platner suspends campaign for key US Senate race in Maine

The decision came days after a woman accused him of sexual assault, an accusation he says is categorically false.

SCOTUS rules states can ban biological males from playing in girls’ sports

In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court found that states are allowed to exclude transgender athletes from competing in girls’ sports. Writing for the majority in West Virginia v B.P.J., Justice Brett Kavanaugh reasoned: In recent years, some biological males who identify as female have sought to play on women’s or girls’ sports teams. [] The post SCOTUS rules states can ban biological males from playing in girls’ sports appeared first on The Sentinel.

Supreme Court turns away Alan Dershowitz’s defamation suit against CNN

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday turned away Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz’s defamation suit against CNN, refusing to reconsider the high bar for press freedom set in the New York Times vs. Sullivan case. Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil M. Gorsuch dissented. The no-comment decision may signal the justices are not anxious to revisit []

Sen. Tuberville mistakes religious privilege for religious freedom

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., has recently bad-mouthed the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s criticism of the Auburn University baseball team coach leading players in prayer and the inclusion of crosses and ... More » from Sen. Tuberville mistakes religious privilege for religious freedom The post Sen. Tuberville mistakes religious privilege for religious freedom appeared first on Freedom From Religion Foundation.