Author: Terrance Kible

Judge Strikes Down Arkansas Ban on “Gender Transition Procedures” for Minors

Posted by Terrance Kible on June 27, 2023 35 Comments

The judge held the law discriminated based on sex, denied parents their liberty interest in caring for their children, and restricted physicians' speech....

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Supreme Court: States Lack ‘Standing’ To Challenge Biden Slow Walk On Immigration Enforcement

Posted by Terrance Kible on June 26, 2023 45 Comments

Eight justices agreed Texas and Louisiana lacked standing to sue for non-enforcement of immigration laws but disagreed on why. Justice Alito believed the states had standing to sue....

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Court Blocks Federal Civil Rights Agency From Suing Christian-Owned Business Over LGBT Firings

Posted by Terrance Kible on June 24, 2023 14 Comments

"Being forced to employ someone to represent the company who behaves in a manner directly violative of the company’s convictions is a substantial burden," the three-judge panel of Republican appointees found....

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Title IX Complaint: Wisconsin School Failed to Act After ‘Trans Female’ Student Exposed Himself to Female Students in Locker Room Shower

Posted by Terrance Kible on June 22, 2023 25 Comments

A restroom and locker-room policy offered by the school district calls for considering the requests of trans students "on a case-by-case basis."...

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Pennsylvania Trucking Industry Sues After State Regulatory Agency Adopts California Emissions Standards

Posted by Terrance Kible on June 21, 2023 21 Comments

The plaintiffs argue the agency exceeded its authority or, in the alternative, that the legislature delegated the agency too much authority....

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Trump Appointee: Tennessee Law Banning Drag Performances for Minors “Unconstitutional”

Posted by Terrance Kible on June 19, 2023 52 Comments

The judge agreed Tennessee has a compelling interest "in protecting the psychological and physical wellbeing of children" but found the law was unconstitutionally overbroad and vague....

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House Bill Would Ban the Federal Reserve from Exploring “Digital Dollar” Creation

Posted by Terrance Kible on June 19, 2023 32 Comments

A digital dollar could "support faster and cheaper payments," according to the Federal Reserve. It could also give the government unprecedented control over Americans' financial decisions....

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Jury Finds White Starbucks Employee Terminated Based on Race, Awards Employee $25.6 Million

Posted by Terrance Kible on June 17, 2023 14 Comments

The jury found Starbucks showed "reckless indifference" and was "wanton and willful" in its disregard for the employee's "right not to be discriminated against in employment on account of her race."...

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Florida, Texas Announce Suite of Measures to Combat Illegal Immigration

Posted by Terrance Kible on June 16, 2023 11 Comments

Florida and Texas continue to collaborate in combatting illegal immigration with interstate training and enforcement partnerships....

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Appeals Court Narrows Reach of Ban on Firearms Possession by Criminals, Making Exception for Non-Violent Offenders

Posted by Terrance Kible on June 13, 2023 18 Comments

The court pondered whether the government's argument might also allow disarming "those who have committed summary offenses or petty misdemeanors, which typically result in a ticket and a small fine."...

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Lawsuit: University Threatened to Derecognize Conservative Student Organization for Inviting Michael Knowles

Posted by Terrance Kible on June 13, 2023 12 Comments

The conservative commentator came to the University at Buffalo to discuss his views on feminism but doubled down on his call for transgenderism to be "eradicated from public life."...

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Lawsuit: “Inclusive” COVID-Relief Program Excluded Straight White Male

Posted by Terrance Kible on June 11, 2023 9 Comments

"The government’s exclusion of Mr. Dalton due to his race, sex, and sexual orientation is unconstitutional. The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution forbids the government from discriminating against individuals on such bases."...

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Supreme Court Asked to Weigh Second Amendment Against Interests of Domestic Violence Victims

Posted by Terrance Kible on June 09, 2023 13 Comments

Defendant: disarming individuals subject to a protective order conflicts "with this Nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation" and exceeds Congress's Commerce Clause power....

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Lawsuit: Trans Male Student Illegally Allowed by School to Use Girls’ Bathroom Assaults Female Student

Posted by Terrance Kible on June 07, 2023 53 Comments

The superintendent claimed ignorance of the female-identifying trans student's true sex, claiming the student's parents enrolled him as a female and the student presented "by all social norms" as female....

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Lawsuit: Academia’s DEI Hiring Statements are “Modern-Day Loyalty Oaths”

Posted by Terrance Kible on June 04, 2023 23 Comments

The Pacific Legal Foundation is representing the applicant "at no charge . . . . to defend his right to seek a university job based on his merits, not illegal application conditions."...

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Oklahoma Supreme Court strikes down two anti-abortion laws, citing maternal health

Posted by Terrance Kible on June 03, 2023 16 Comments

The court cited its previous finding of "a limited right to an abortion" under the Oklahoma Constitution to protect maternal life, but one dissenter argued one of the stricken laws provided the required exception for maternal life....

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Hospital Official Bemoans “Heart-Wrenching” Decision to Discontinue Child Gender Transition Services

Posted by Terrance Kible on June 01, 2023 58 Comments

The President and CEO of Texas Children's Hospital, Mark Wallace, informed workers of his "heart-wrenching" decision to "modify the gender-affirming care" offered to children at the hospital in response to Senate Bill 14. The bill bars "procedures and treatments for gender transitioning, gender reassignment, or gender dysphoria" and "the use of public money or public assistance" for the prohibited procedures and treatments.

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“Family friendly” drag-themed restaurant sues Florida for banning “adult live performances” for minors

Posted by Terrance Kible on May 28, 2023 23 Comments

The restaurant claims the law violates the restaurant's civil rights under the First Amendment by engaging in content-based speech discrimination and because its language is vague and overbroad....

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