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Louisiana faces Supreme Court showdowns over redistricting and religious laws
Cases include redistricting fight over congressional maps and challenge to a law requiring display of the Ten Commandments in public schools.
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Gender identity athletics rule 'literally impossible' to follow, encourages sex changes: critics
Second Department of Education rulemaking on gender identity draws 130,000 comments, with some citing threat to free speech, religion. Feds drastically understate compliance costs, critics say.
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Academics, medical professionals who criticize gender ideology get help from courts, lawmakers
University of Louisville pays psychiatry professor $1.6 million after officials lose qualified immunity, while University of Illinois Chicago wants full-court rehearing after losing immunity against law professor it punished for test question.
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Louisiana officials face uphill battle to defend Ten Commandments law
Attorney General Liz Murril's argument relies on the Ten Commandments being historically and educationally significant.
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Small business group joins suit against Illinois law restricting employer speech
Law prohibits companies from holding mandatory meetings where religious or political matters are discussed.
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Trump order pledges to prosecute teachers, admins for 'facilitating' gender confusion in kids
Attorney general would work with state AGs to crush practices observed nationwide, using student privacy and parental rights laws. Some critics of federal encroachment worry "patriotic education" provision goes too far.
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Appeals court rejects request to lift block on Louisiana Ten Commandments law
Supporters of the law have pointed to the text's influence on United States history as a reason to allow the law, but opponents claimed it infringes on the First Amendment and a parents' control in the religious upbringing of their children.
