Author: Terrance Kible

State Laws Banning ‘Experimental Sex-Change Treatments’ for Children To Remain in Force, Appeals Court Rules

Posted by Terrance Kible on September 29, 2023 18 Comments

The court rejected the plaintiffs' argument that transgender people are "politically powerless," citing broad support, and dismissed their parental rights argument: "becoming a parent does not create a right to reject democratically enacted laws."...

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Appellate Judges Scoff at Each Other After Court Declines New Challenge to Florida Voting Integrity Law

Posted by Terrance Kible on September 28, 2023 20 Comments

Judges supporting the denial called the dissenters' claims "meritless" and "histrionic." The dissenters fired back, arguing the denial "hamper[ed] the ability of voters to seek the protections promised them by our Constitution."...

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Appeals Court: Texas Board of Regents Members Not Immune From Suit by Prof. Whose First Amendment Rights Allegedly Were Violated

Posted by Terrance Kible on September 25, 2023 23 Comments

The appeals court affirmed a lower court's refusal to dismiss the professor's lawsuit on grounds his attorney called 'hyper-technical' and aimed at delaying proceedings....

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White-Owned Landscaping Companies Challenge Houston’s Racial Minority Preference in City Contracts

Posted by Terrance Kible on September 24, 2023 46 Comments

Lawsuit: defendants lost a bid for a city contract after another business received a 10-point bonus because of its minority ownership....

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Amazon’s Whole Foods Argues SCOTUS Website Designer Ruling Allows Company to Fire Employees for Wearing BLM Attire at Work

Posted by Terrance Kible on September 20, 2023 64 Comments

The employees argue they wore BLM attire to protest workplace racism, such as when the grocery store offered 'free food to police during the time of a protest against police brutality,' which left black employees 'concerned for their safety.'...

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Appeals Court Grants Injunction for Catholic Organization After City Forced Removal of ‘Religious Displays’

Posted by Terrance Kible on September 19, 2023 26 Comments

The group 'is a religious organization whose mission is to further the work of Saint Padre Pio—the patron saint of healing.'...

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Appeals Court: Doctors Can Sue FDA for Condemning Ivermectin as a COVID-19 Treatment, Resulting Reputational Harm

Posted by Terrance Kible on September 10, 2023 28 Comments

'Even tweet-sized doses of personalized medical advice are beyond FDA’s statutory authority,' the appeals court held....

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University Rescinds ‘Unconstitutional’ Security Fee Charged to Conservative Group That Hosted Michael Knowles

Posted by Terrance Kible on September 07, 2023 13 Comments

'[W]e expect Pitt will promote and protect the free speech rights of its students in the future. It should not cost students tens of thousands of dollars to speak on campus.'...

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Court: City Cannot Keep Catholic Farmer Opposed to Gay Marriage Out of Farmer’s Market

Posted by Terrance Kible on September 03, 2023 24 Comments

"The City's decision to exclude Country Mill Farms from the 2017 East Lansing Farmer's Market constituted a burden on Plaintiffs' religious beliefs."...

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Judge Refuses To Block Florida Law Restricting Land Ownership for Non-Citizens Living in Countries ‘Of Concern’

Posted by Terrance Kible on August 27, 2023 25 Comments

The judge found the plaintiffs had a low likelihood of success at trial and refused to block the law while the plaintiffs appeal his decision....

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Lawsuit: White House Press Office Unconstitutionally Targeted Reporter With New Credentialing Requirement

Posted by Terrance Kible on August 23, 2023 21 Comments

The revised requirement came after heated exchanges between the reporter and White House Press Secretary over the White House's alleged refusal to answer the reporter's questions....

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Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Ban on ‘Assault Weapons’ and ‘Large Capacity Magazines’

Posted by Terrance Kible on August 18, 2023 47 Comments

The court did not address the Second Amendment implications of the law because the plaintiffs' waived this claim at trial....

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Montana Judge Sides With Activists In ‘Children’s Climate Trial’

Posted by Terrance Kible on August 17, 2023 34 Comments

Judge: Montana violated the plaintiffs' rights to a "a clean and healthful environment" and equal protection under the Montana constitution....

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Judge Sanctions Southwest’s Attorneys, Orders ‘Religious-Liberty Training’ by Alliance Defending Freedom

Posted by Terrance Kible on August 15, 2023 14 Comments

The sanctions came after Southwest Airlines' "willful" distortion the court's order in a religious liberty case: "the Court didn't stutter."...

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Appeals Court: No First Amendment Right to Religious Exemption From Vaccine Mandate

Posted by Terrance Kible on August 11, 2023 64 Comments

The appeals court also rejected the plaintiffs' privacy and medical freedom, equal protection, and childrearing arguments....

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California Supreme Court: No Right to In-Person Cross-Examination of Accuser During Campus Sexual Assault Proceedings

Posted by Terrance Kible on August 10, 2023 92 Comments

The court highlighted the need to keep the accuser from 'being retraumatized by the disciplinary process.' Critics challenged this reasoning, arguing a Title IX proceeding exists to determine whether trauma occurred in the first place....

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Deja Vu: KBJ Accused of Using Another Bad Statistic in Affirmative Action Dissent

Posted by Terrance Kible on August 05, 2023 49 Comments

Critics allege KBJ used a statistic unsupported by research to show that black physicians better assess and manage pain in black patients....

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Appeals Court Upholds Kentucky Ban on Sex Transition for Minors During Ongoing Litigation

Posted by Terrance Kible on August 03, 2023 3 Comments

The court found no relevant differences between the challenged Kentucky law and a similar Tennessee law the court kept in place during litigation....

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