CHICAGO – The largest Catholic university in the U.S. prevented an on-campus organization from displaying a pro-life poster, suggesting that the message was “provocative” and “hurtful.” DePaul University is a private university in Chicago, founded in 1898. Although the university celebrates its “Catholic character” in its mission statement and seeks to foster the Catholic faith […]
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A pro-life organization has filed a lawsuit against the University of Minnesota, asserting that it is violating state law by using the bodies of aborted babies for medical research. The Thomas Moore Society filed on Wednesday a petition for writ of quo warranto, or a motion to “stop a person or organization […]
TAMPA, Fla. — The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a school that was banned from presenting a prayer over the loudspeaker prior to a game between two Christian high schools. “FHSAA was … upholding its obligations under the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause in not allowing what […]
FORT WORTH, Texas — A federal judge in Texas has reiterated that his previous preliminary injunction banning the enforcement of the Obama administration’s recent restroom directives for public schools applies nationwide, and has refused to budge on the matter. “It is clear from Supreme Court and Fifth Circuit precedent that this Court has the power to issue a […]
CHICAGO — A federal magistrate has recommended that a district judge reject a request to block an agreement between a Chicago-area school district and the Obama administration that allowed a male student who identifies as female to use the girls’ locker room. “High school students do not have a constitutional right not to share restrooms or […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — A former Portland-area teacher who was escorted from his local high school by police over his continued opposition to Planned Parenthood has lost his federal lawsuit as a judge has dismissed the legal challenge. The $390,000 lawsuit filed by Bill Diss was to have gone on trial this week, but Judge Paul Papak […]
BALTIMORE, Md. — Officials with Johns Hopkins Medicine have distanced themselves from a report written by two of its psychiatrists that states that there is no scientific evidence that people are born homosexual or in the wrong body. “In recent months, some have questioned our position, both inside and outside the institution, not because of any […]
LYNCHBURG, Va. — A reported 1,300 students, faculty and alumni of Liberty University have signed a statement objecting to university President Jerry Falwell Jr.’s ongoing vocal support for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, stating that Falwell does not represent the views of students and faculty. “Donald Trump does not represent our values and we want nothing […]
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Three students in the Pittsburgh area who identify as transgender have sued their school district over its new resolution that students should use the restroom that correlates with their biological gender. Jacob Evancho, who goes by the name Juliet, Erik Ridenour, who goes by the name Elissa, and a third student who has […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Roman Catholic high school in Tennessee has been sued for $1 million after it prohibited a homosexual student from bringing a boy as his date to the school dance. According to reports, last September, all-male Christian Brothers High School (CBHS) student Lance Sanderson asked for permission to bring a male student from another school […]