“Despite being officially recognized by the school, the CCC YAF chapter has faced an uphill battle to organize on campus––including administrators scheming to remove the chapter’s approved flyers and limiting the distribution of additional YAF materials to an approved ‘free speech kiosk’.” – Young America Foundation, August 11, 2022

“The government cannot possibly show that forcing private insurers to provide PrEP drugs, the HPV vaccine, and screenings and behavioral counseling for STDs and drug use free of charge is a policy of such overriding importance that it can trump religious-freedom objections.” – Catholic News Agency, August 11, 2022

Judicial Watch is investigating the potential politicization of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Department of Justice and whether the FBI and the Justice Department are abusing their law enforcement powers to harass a likely future political opponent of President Biden. – Judicial Watch, August 11, 2022

Significant changes made by the legislation include the following:

• Eliminating an unfair measure of assessment related to standardized testing
• Recognizing that homeschool students learn using diverse methods in a variety of venues
• Ensuring students with special needs are treated according to their abilities – HSLDA Home School Legal Defense Association, August 10, 2022

“In our first amicus curiae brief, we argued that the Governor’s case should be dismissed. We explained that the Michigan Court of Appeals had previously determined that there is no right to abortion in the Michigan Constitution and that the Governor lacks authority to prevent the County Prosecutors from enforcing Section 750.14, if and when that law goes back into effect. County Prosecutors are elected officials and have discretion to decide whether to institute a prosecution; the Governor cannot dictate how they exercise their discretion.” – ACLJ American Center for Law and Justice, August 9, 2022

“[The Indiana Catholic Conference] hopes that the allotted $45 million will improve the lives of Hoosiers by supporting adoption, pregnancy planning, the health of pregnant women, postpartum mothers, and infants, along with supporting the needs of families with children less than 4 years old.” – Catholic News Agency, August 8, 2022

“Last week, attorneys with the First Liberty Institute, sent an 11-page letter to the San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association, informing them that their denial to rent the facility to Awaken Church because it’s “religious” violates state and federal law and should be reversed immediately.” – CBN, August 8, 2022

The amici include: The Cato Institute; Liberty Justice Center; Pacific Legal Foundation; John Cutonilli; Firearms Policy Coalition; FPC Action Foundation; Firearms Regulatory Accountability Coalition, Inc.; NST Global, LLC; B&T USA, LLC; Gun Owners of America, Inc.; Gun Owners Foundation; Gun Owners of California, Inc.; Heller Foundation; Tennessee Firearms Association; Virginia Citizens Defense League; Grass Roots North Carolina; Rights Watch International; America’s Future; and Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund. – New Civil Liberties Alliance, August 8, 2022

“The government’s failure to disclose wide swaths of evidence that go to the question of whether it was justified in invoking the Emergencies Act is an attempt to evade meaningful judicial review.” – Canadian Constitution Foundation, August 8, 2022