In Mahmoud v. Taylor, a group of parents from Montgomery County, Maryland, challenged a local Board of Education's policy. The policy mandated that elementary school students read books featuring LGBTQ+ themes without prior parental notification or the option to opt out. The parents, hailing from diverse religious backgrounds—including Islam, Catholicism, and Orthodox Christianity—argued that this…
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Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond is a critical case concerning educational freedom and religious liberty. At issue is whether Oklahoma can exclude religious schools from its charter school program solely because of their religious identity. St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School applied for and was approved as a charter school by the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board,…
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February 2025 - Athletic teams have long been separated by male and female in order to foster safety, fairness, and athletic opportunities for women and girls. While sex distinctions were generally prohibited under Title IX, these reasonable sex-based distinctions were permitted, even required, in order to carry out Title IX’s purpose of creating educational and athletic opportunities on the basis…
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February 2025 - We show respect for the dignity of all people by providing separate space for males and females in instances where privacy between the two sexes is relevant, such as in restrooms, showers, locker rooms, and overnight accommodations like dorm rooms and hotel rooms on school trips. The distinctions between the two sexes is the reason our society has had separate locker rooms, showers,…
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The Pennsylvania Constitution contains no right to an abortion or to taxpayer funded abortions, but the abortion industry is asking the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to find (invent) one in a case they filed, Allegheny Reproductive Health Center v. Pennsylvania Department of Human Services. The case, brought by a consortium of abortion clinics (including Planned Parenthood) argues that the court should…
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Summary In 2018, the South Carolina Department of Health & Human Services determined that the state’s abortion providers were unqualified to receive state Medicaid funding. Planned Parenthood and Julie Edwards, a state resident demanding to use Medicaid services at Planned Parenthood, sued arguing that states should not be permitted to disqualify abortion providers. While the…
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