LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal judge nominated to the bench by Barack Obama has temporarily banned officials in Arkansas from excluding the abortion giant Planned Parenthood from its Medicaid program, stating that the exclusion would likely cause “irreparable harm” to prospective clients. “Should the court fail to issue injunctive relief, members of the patient […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Officials with the California attorney general’s office and an attorney with the abortion giant Planned Parenthood collaborated to craft the recently-passed bill criminalizing undercover filming at abortion facilities, emails show. The Life Legal Defense Foundation obtained copies of email correspondence between the two entities via a Public Records Act request and discovered […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Suspended Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore took the stand during his ethics hearing on Wednesday, telling those gathered that he never told probate judges in the state to defy the United States Supreme Court’s opinion on “gay marriage.” “I don’t encourage anyone to defy a federal court or state court […]
RALEIGH, N.C. — An appeals court in North Carolina has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by two Christian judges who resigned their posts two years ago after being informed via state memos that they would be required to officiate same-sex “weddings” or face possible punishment. The North Carolina Court of Appeals did not […]
O’DONNELL, Texas — The superintendent of a school district in Texas has announced that a mural of the Ten Commandments at an area high school has been painted over following a complaint and legal threat from a professing atheist organization. “After consultation with legal counsel, community members and students, I have decided as the Superintendent […]
(World Religion News) — In a move likely calculated to capture the Indian-American vote come election day in November, the Republican nominee Donald Trump released a statement praising the Hindu community for its contributions to the U.S.A. He commented, “The Hindu community has made fantastic contributions to world civilization and to American culture and we […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida woman is behind bars after she allegedly attacked a homeless woman with a box cutter moments after smoking the synthetic drug Flakka. Marsha Lee Boothe, 25, was arrested on Sept. 20 and is facing a charge of aggravated battery with a lethal weapon. According to local television station WPLG, […]
MARENGO, Ohio — A federal judge ordered an Ohio school district on Monday to treat a male elementary school student who identifies as female “as the girl she is,” including allowing him to use the girls restroom and referring to the child with feminine pronouns. “The court orders school district officials to treat Jane Doe […]
OCALA, Fla. — A prominent humanist group is seeking summary judgment in a lawsuit against a Florida police department for hosting and promoting a community prayer vigil in 2014, which it asserts is an unconstitutional government entanglement with religion. The American Humanist Association (AHA) had sued the Ocala Police Department in November 2014 two months after it […]
DENVER, Co. — A graphic artist in Colorado has filed a preemptive lawsuit to challenge a state law that she says forbids her from turning down orders to create websites in favor of same-sex “marriage.” Lorie Smith runs 303 Creative, where she creates custom websites for clients. Smith, who identifies as a Christian, believes that God has called […]