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Thad Cochran United States Courthouse shown in 2019
Aug 19, 2025

Federal judge blocks parts of Mississippi ban on DEI in public schools

A federal judge blocked portions of Mississippi’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion practices in public schools from being enforced while a lawsuit against it is underway.

A copy of the Ten Commandments is posted along with other historical documents in a hallway of the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta. (AP file photo)
Aug 5, 2025

Judge blocks Ten Commandments law in 4 Arkansas school districts

Federal judge halts Arkansas law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms, citing church-state separation. Ruling applies to four school districts.

The U.S. Supreme Court building
Jul 1, 2025

Justices back parents on LGBTQ+ opt-out in schools

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Maryland parents can seek opt-outs from LGBTQ+ curriculum in their local public school, citing the right to religious freedom under the U.S. Constitution.

The U.S. Supreme Court building
May 22, 2025

Supreme Court tie vote blocks taxpayer-funded Catholic charter school

The Supreme Court has effectively ended a publicly funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma, dividing 4-4. The outcome keeps in place a decision that invalidated a vote by a state charter school board to approve the nation's first religious charter school.


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