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  • Courts revoking permits for oil and gas projects creates chilling effect on investors, experts say

    09/09/2024 3:18:44 AM PDT · by Sam77 · 20 replies
    Just The News ^ | 8 September 2024 | Kevin Killough
    Two recent court decisions could have far-reaching impacts on oil and gas projects. The Sierra Club, the Center for Biological Diversity, and other anti-fossil fuel groups recently sued the National Marine Fisheries Service, claiming the agency’s “biological opinion” failed to properly assess the risks that offshore oil and gas drilling poses to endangered species. Last month, U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman ruled in favor of the plaintiffs.
  • Title IX Ruling Protects Homeschool from Federal Overreach

    05/09/2024 9:40:40 PM PDT · by george76 · 5 replies
    HSLDA ^ | May 07, 2024 | Darren Jones
    Officials tried to use a novel interpretation of tax law to expand the reach of Title IX regulations. This ruling put a stop to that. . A federal court of appeals ruling last month protects nonprofits (including private schools and homeschools) from federal overreach in the context of Title IX regulations. Schools that receive government money have to abide by Title IX, but the court found that having 501(c)(3) status is not enough to put a private school into that category. The ruling means private schools cannot be subject to Title IX solely because of their status with the IRS....
  • Federal Court: Parents Have No Right to Withdraw Children from LGBT Curriculum

    08/28/2023 6:45:27 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 79 replies
    American Greatness ^ | 28 Aug, 2023 | Eric Lendrum
    On Thursday, a federal court ruled that parents in Maryland do not have a right to opt their children out of classes which teach pro-LGBT curriculum. According to the Washington Free Beacon, the group of parents had filed a lawsuit against Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), demanding that the district revive a policy that allowed them to pull their children out of classes that discussed books and other materials featuring LGBT characters. The policy was first enacted in January but then repealed in March. “The Court concludes the plaintiffs’ asserted due process right to direct their children’s upbringing by opting...
  • Judge rejects religious parents request to restore opt-out option for LGBT book curriculum

    08/26/2023 9:32:37 PM PDT · by Morgana · 34 replies
    Christian Post ^ | August 26, 2023 | Samantha Kamman
    A federal court has ruled that a group of interfaith parents have no proof that a school district violated their right to free expression by removing an option to opt their students out of lessons teaching LGBT ideology that conflicts with their religious values. Parents from Muslim, Christian and Jewish backgrounds sued to restore their right to shield their children from content deemed offensive and pushing sexual indoctrination after the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) enacted a no-opt-out policy. Books that the parents object to for pre-K through fifth grades as part of an LGBT curriculum include Pride Puppy and...
  • Biden-Appointed Judge Rules Maryland Parents Have No Right to Opt Their Children Out of Woke LGBTQ Curriculum

    08/25/2023 12:10:47 PM PDT · by libstripper · 39 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | Aug. 25, 2023 | Cassandra MacDonald
    A district judge appointed by Joe Biden has ruled that parents in Montgomery County, Maryland, have no right to opt their children out of the school’s woke LGBTQ curriculum. United States District Judge Deborah L. Boardman ruled against the Muslim-led group of parents who did not want their children exposed to far-left propaganda about sex and gender. The parents sought an injunction before the first day of school on August 28 after the district changed its policies in March to no longer allow parents to opt their children out of being assigned books that advocate pride parades, gender transitioning, and...
  • ‘Not a Fundamental Right’: Maryland Court Strikes Down Parents’ Request to Opt Kids Out of LGBT Curriculum

    08/24/2023 1:29:09 PM PDT · by where's_the_Outrage? · 61 replies
    National Review ^ | Aug 24, 2023 | HALEY STRACK
    A Maryland district court denied parents’ appeal to reinstate an opt-out policy in Montgomery County Public Schools on Thursday. The case, Tamer Mahmoud v. Monica B. McKnight, hinged on whether the district’s May decision to rescind its opt-out policy for LGBT curricula violated parents’ right to direct the religious instruction of their children. The court concluded that, “the plaintiffs’ asserted due process right to direct their children’s upbringing by opting out of a public-school curriculum that conflicts with their religious views is not a fundamental right.” Parents sought a preliminary injunction that would authorize opt-out options once school begins on...
  • Manhunt underway for Roy McGrath, ex-chief of staff to former Gov. Hogan, after no-show at fraud trial [MD]

    03/14/2023 6:14:28 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 28 replies
    www.thebaltimorebanner.com ^ | March 13, 2023 6:58 PM EDT | By Pamela Wood and Tim Prudente
    NAPLES, FLORIDA — Law enforcement has launched a manhunt for Roy McGrath, the ex-chief of staff to former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, after he failed to appear in federal court Monday for the start of his criminal trial on fraud and theft charges. Sheriff’s deputies checked his home Monday morning in Naples, Florida, but McGrath wasn’t there, a spokeswoman said. A judge issued a warrant for his arrest, and the U.S. Marshals Service is calling him a fugitive. The area around McGrath’s Raffia Preserve home in Naples is quiet, a gated community off a main road that features new-build strip...
  • MSNBC Celebrates Biden's 'Diverse' First Judge Picks as a 'Counterpoint,' Ideology Ignored

    03/31/2021 12:18:12 PM PDT · by rktman · 18 replies
    Newsbusters.org ^ | 3/31/2021 | Alex Christy
    MSNBC's shows may have undergone a name change, but Tuesday's edition of Stephanie Ruhle Reports presented the same left-wing bias as before. As President Biden named his first batch of judicial appointments, Ruhle and White House correspondent Kristen Welker marveled how, unlike Trump's judicial nominees, they aren't white males. Their diversity was all that mattered, and their ideology wasn't worth questioning. Ruhle began by wondering, "Kristen, while I have you, one of former President Trump's, for conservatives, 'biggest wins' [quote fingers used] were all of the judges he put on the bench. I know President Biden just announced his first...