Attorney General Ken Paxton has said he is appealing the ruling. A lawsuit filed over a similar bill in Louisiana has so far been struck down, including more recently in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Illinois GOP Rep. Mary Miller is reintroducing legislation to “strengthen parental rights” following the state’s new law mandating mental health screenings for public school students.
If crowdsourced encyclopedia loathed by American conservatives is put under strict regulation, "that would have to be justified as proportionate if it were not to amount to a breach of the right to freedom of expression," judge says.
“We can’t … assume that the religious liberty enjoyed today …will always endure. Religious liberty is fragile,” associate justice says.
If the rate of conversion in and out of Christianity remains the same, 46% of Americans will be Christian by 2070.
Among the regulations Zeldin said the EPA would reconsider are the “illegal” Clean Power Plan 2.0., the endangerment finding, the electric vehicle mandate, and rules regarding particulate matter.
On a federal level, while many oaths to serve in government include the phrase "so help me, God," others — most notably the presidential oath of office — do not require it.
Less than one-quarter of respondents said it was unimportant.
“In the spirit of our common culture or common Western heritage, that champions natural rights and free speech, we think we can speak frankly with our European allies about these real concerns,” according to the State Department official.
Cases include redistricting fight over congressional maps and challenge to a law requiring display of the Ten Commandments in public schools.