For 35 years, Judy Henderson spent countless hours on a prison phone wishing she could hold her children. After a governor’s pardon set her free, she knew she couldn’t just forget about other moms like her.

In this case—Carson v. Makin—the Institute for Justice (IJ) and First Liberty are challenging this Maine law that bans families from participating in a student-aid program if they choose to send their children to religious schools. This law unjustly discriminates against both religious schools and religious families. We could not allow this law to stand.

By: The Editorial Board – wsj.com – January 14, 2025 The Justices consider a Texas law telling websites to screen for minors. Texas passed a law in 2023 saying that porn purveyors—technically, websites whose content is more than one-third “sexual material harmful to minors”—must start using “reasonable age verification methods.” The roll call on this idea, in the state House...

Since the October 7 terrorist attacks on Israel last year, pro-Hamas protests have become a hot-button issue on campuses across the nation. Few Americans managed to avoid the national coverage … Continue reading “Pro-Hamas Foolishness Hurt Colleges”

Parents have a right to opt their children out from teaching that violates their sincere religious beliefs.

Parents have a right to opt their children out from teaching that violates their sincere religious beliefs.

By: Rachel Wolfe – wsj.com – September 28, 2024 Men in their 20s and early 30s are much more likely than their female peers to live with their parents, and many say they feel aimless and isolated. Out of Dan and Joana Moreno’s four grown children, only their daughter is encaminada. She recently graduated from business school and got engaged....

Huntington Beach is set to sue California for its law requiring school districts to hide a student’s gender identity from his or her parents.

Sen. Ted Cruz condemns the FDA for putting “gender ideology” over the “safety of children” after the release of “puberty blockers” emails.

By: Clare Ansberry – wsj.com – August 31, 2024 A falling U.S. birthrate means some lament missing a key chapter in life. For the cohort of people who expected they’d be grandparents by now, their kids’ decision to skip parenting has left them with some disappointment and no small measure of envy. “I get a little jealous,” admits Ann Brenoff,...