HEADLINES
ADF to 1st Circuit: Govt can’t punish civil servant for political views shared on personal Facebook profile
ADF Senior Counsel Rory Gray: “Everyone should be able to speak freely without fear of punishment for expressing a view the government disagrees with. As we explain in our brief, the First Amendment prevents the government from needlessly punishing ordinary employees like Mr. Hussey for expressing views on hot-button topics outside of work, on their own personal platforms….”
VT abandons gender-ideology mandate, allows Christians and other religious families to care for foster children
BURLINGTON, Vt. – In a win for foster families and religious freedom, Vermont officials have finalized a new policy clarifying that foster families need not abandon their religious beliefs or promote gender ideology to qualify as foster parents.
X launches historic challenge to EU censorship law that threatens Americans’ online speech
WASHINGTON – X (formerly Twitter) filed a landmark legal challenge Monday to a $140 million fine imposed by the European Commission under the European Union’s Digital Services Act—a sweeping censorship regime that uses American technology companies to impose European speech restrictions on users worldwide, including in the United States.
U.S. SUPREME COURT
E.D. v. Noblesville School DistrictLittle v. HecoxState of West Virginia v. B.P.J.Youth 71Five Ministries v. WilliamsFirst Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. PlatkinFoote v. Ludlow School CommitteeChiles v. Salazar
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