Tag: constitutional rights

California Parents Seek Court Injunction Blocking Aztec Prayers in School

Parents and a civil rights group are asking a court to force California to immediately halt Aztec prayers in public school classrooms that are required by the California State Board of Education’s Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum. This novel curriculum includes a section on “Affirmation, Chants, and Energizers.” Among these is the “In Lak Ech Affirmation,”…


Hundreds Gather Outside Arizona’s Capitol Building for Medical Freedom Rally

Kimberly Jenkins, a critical care nurse at Banner Health Center in Phoenix, Arizona, knows she could be out of a job soon—unless she complies with her employer’s COVID-19 vaccine program by Nov 1. That’s just not going to happen, said Jenkins, who is pinning her hopes on a religious exemption to the shot. “If it’s…


Colorado Web Site Designer Asks Supreme Court to Affirm Religious Freedom

A Colorado web site designer is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to accept her appeal of a lower court decision depriving her of the right to conduct her business according to her religious beliefs. Attorneys for Lorie Smith, the owner and sole employee of 303 Creative, submitted a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court…


Colorado Website Designer Asks Supreme Court to Affirm Religious Freedom

A Colorado website designer is asking the Supreme Court to accept her appeal of a lower-court decision depriving her of the right to conduct her business according to her religious beliefs. Attorneys for Lorie Smith, the owner and sole employee of 303 Creative, submitted a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court on Sept. 24,…


Oregon Law Goes Into Effect Requiring Guns to Be Locked in the Home

A portion of a gun-control measure that was passed earlier this year in the Oregon Legislature went into effect over the weekend. Oregon this week joined about a dozen other states in requiring gun owners to store their guns in a gun room or safe, or use a trigger lock when it isn’t being carried…


Oregon Law Goes Into Effect Requiring Guns to Be Secured at Home

A portion of a gun-control measure that was approved earlier in 2021 by the Oregon Legislature went into effect over the weekend. Oregon joined about a dozen other states this week in requiring gun owners to store their guns in a gun room or safe or use a trigger lock when it isn’t being carried under…


NYC: Thousands of School Staff Unvaccinated, Unions Want Mandate Deadline Delay

With the COVID-19 vaccine mandate about to go into effect, New York City school staff unions have urged the City Hall to delay the deadline lest schools face a staffing crunch. The city wants all school staff vaccinated, with only a narrow exception for medical and religious exemptions. Yet as of Sept. 24, there are…


NYC Schools Brace for Staffing Shortages as COVID-19 Vaccine Deadline Approaches

A potential staffing crisis at the nation’s largest public school system looms as New York City’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all public school employees threatens to bar thousands of teacher and staff from classrooms when it takes effect next week. While Mayor Bill de Blasio seeks to keep as many schools as possible open for…


Federal Court Throws Out Gun Rights Ruling on Handgun Sales to People Under 21

A federal appeals court on Wednesday dismissed a July ruling that said a federal law banning handgun sales to young adults under the age of 21 was unconstitutional. A panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond unanimously ruled the case moot because the plaintiff in the case, a woman from Virginia…


Sen. Paul: We Should Not Use FISA Warrants to Surveil Americans

The U.S. government should not use FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) warrants to surveil Americans but should obey the Constitution, specifically the Fourth Amendment, to properly conduct searches and seizures, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Tuesday. Paul made the remarks during the Senate Committee on Homeland Security’s counterterrorism hearing. “The problem is the system can…