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Three “Students of Color” Programs At Bentley University Challenged By Equal Protection Project

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 17, 2026 1 Comment

"Students who identify as members of Bentley's preferred racial, ethnic, and national origin groups are automatically eligible for these Programs, while students outside those groups must satisfy an additional condition...

Nigerian National Accused of Voting in Federal Elections

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 17, 2026 43 Comments

Gladys Adaeze Okafor, 56, allegedly voted in the 2022 midterm elections and the 2024 Presidential primary election....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0-78Qzod-o

NBC Hounds Clancy Holdout Juror at Home Even Though Names Were Supposed to Be Sealed

Posted by Stacey Matthews on September 13, 2026 89 Comments

"How is this legal, why would anyone want to participate in our judicial process if legacy news outlets are going to try and destroy their lives it they don't like the outcome?"...

Wellesley College to Offer Free Tuition for Families Making Less Than $200K

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 13, 2026 3 Comments

"The tuition discount will be automatically applied for eligible incoming and returning students starting in fall 2027, the statement said."...

OpenAI Claims Breakthrough in Navier-Stokes Equation, but NYU Mathematician Alleges His Work Was Copied

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 12, 2026 11 Comments

Mathematician Tristan Buckmaster asserts OpenAI cribbed the work he and a collaborator had done, which included significant progress toward solving the equation in August. OpenAI announced its team had solved the equation this week....

Illinois Mother Charged With Hanging Toddler Was ‘Very Invested’ in Clancy Trial

Posted by Elizabeth Stauffer on September 05, 2026 28 Comments

According to court documents, Walsh reportedly told authorities "she believed her son was the 'anti-Christ' and the 'devil.'"...

Judge Declares Mistrial After Jury Deadlocks in Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial

Posted by Elizabeth Stauffer on September 04, 2026 131 Comments

"The judge in the Lindsay Clancy trial has declared a MISTRIAL after a LONE MALE juror BLOCKED a NOT GUILTY VERDICT for Clancy. This man is an absolute HERO!" ...

HUD To Investigate UMass-Amherst and U. Nevada-Reno Over Race-Focused Dorms After Equal Protection Project Complaints

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 25, 2026 3 Comments

This makes four universities whose race- and ethnicity-based campus housing are under investigation following civil rights complaints by EPP. More to follow....

Massachusetts City May Not Display Statues of Catholic Saints, State’s Highest Court Rules

Posted by Jane Coleman on August 25, 2026 36 Comments

The ACLU-backed plaintiffs are likely to succeed on their claim that the statues convey the government's support for one religion over others, the Court ruled. The city counters that displaying the statues on its new public safety building pays tribute to first responders, without advancing...

Amherst Prof’s Book Claims Asian American Success is Tied to ‘White Supremacy’

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 21, 2026 5 Comments

“Asian American experience must be understood within a system of white supremacy and racial capitalism”...

Harvard Settles With Families Over Grotesque Case Involving Stolen Body Parts

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 20, 2026 9 Comments

"morally reprehensible and inconsistent with the standards that Harvard University and HMS expect for the treatment of anatomical donors and their loved ones"...

Bridgewater State Now Providing University-Funded Chest Binders

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 16, 2026 3 Comments

"to assist transgender-identifying students who cannot afford or safely obtain binders"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gICYjW1hF0

Judge Dismisses Trump Admin’s Antisemitism Lawsuit Against Harvard

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 13, 2026 13 Comments

"As noted above, the Amended Complaint is devoid of any factual allegations plausibly establishing that any events that might be construed as evidence of noncompliance occurred after June 30, 2025."...

Massachusetts Governor Signs Law Allowing Abortion Up to Birth

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 11, 2026 84 Comments

Shorter Massachusetts Democratic Gov. Maura Healey: If you disagree with the law then you hate women. ...

Mount Holyoke Mandates DEI Training for Official Student Group Recognition

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 27, 2026 2 Comments

”As an outcome of these training sessions, student groups will be creating anti-racist plans for their organization”...

Another Win for Trump: Court Strikes Down Illinois In-State Tuition Benefits for Illegal Aliens

Posted by Jane Coleman on July 26, 2026 10 Comments

U.S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft: "Illinois sought to incentivize illegal immigration on the taxpayer's dime by treating illegal aliens better than U.S. citizens living in other states."...

Plymouth (MA) Reserving Historical Commission Seats For Tribal Members is Unconstitutional – Equal Protection Project

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 23, 2026 14 Comments

Reserving the seats for members of the federally unrecognized Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe likely violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment because it limits eligibility for public office based on ancestry....

Hasan Piker Trashes Dems at College Democrat Convention

Posted by Ben Smith on July 19, 2026 32 Comments

"In fact, I know we have a message. We are coming. We are unbossed. We're unbought. We're unbound, and we will become undeniable. Thank you."...

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