- Lawsuit of conservative group targeted by Southern Poverty Law Center to go ahead
A conservative group that claims it is being targeted by Michigan authorities for its political views on the basis of controversial research by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has won a round in court, after a federal judge denied state officials’ request to dismiss the lawsuit. The Ann Arbor, Michigan-based American Freedom Law Center (AFLC), which describes [...]
- Yale drops introductory art history course, calling it ‘overwhelmingly white’
In a victory for the forces of political correctness, Yale University’s undergraduate school will stop teaching a widely acclaimed introductory survey course in art history because the artists studied are “overwhelmingly white, straight, European and male.” The move goes against the longstanding advice of the National Association of Scholars, a group that challenges [...]
- Retiree sues TSA, DEA for confiscating money without cause
A father and daughter have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Transportation Security Administration and the Drug Enforcement Administration, claiming that authorities seized the father’s life savings at Pittsburgh International Airport without any legal justification. The lawsuit was filed by the Institute for Justice, a public interest law firm, on behalf of Terry [...]
- Supreme Court considers parents using public money for religious schools
WASHINGTON—A tax-credit program for needy students in Montana shouldn’t be shut down merely because some of the money may end up in the coffers of private religious schools, the Supreme Court heard Jan. 22. “What we’re saying here is that … the state can’t discriminate on the basis of religion … [and] that is what they are doing in this case,” said the lawyer for the [...]
