Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) urged the Supreme Court Friday to move forward with a major case on state laws banning child sex change procedures, despite the change in administrations.
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New Bill Would Codify Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Executive Order Into Law
Rep. Brian Babin has introduced a bill that would end automatic birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to parents of illegal aliens.
Automatic birthright citizenship, regardless of parent’s legal status, is “one of the abused aspects of our immigration system,” Babin, R-Texas, told The Daily Signal.
Read More‘It Stole My Childhood’: Supreme Court Urged to Protect Kids from Online Porn
Taylor Muthoka was first exposed to pornography at the age of 7. A friend showed it to her online, and all the children had to do to access the website was check a box saying they were 18. Little did she know that moment would lead to a 10-year addiction.
“That one moment of exposure stole my innocence, and it stole my childhood, with no barriers in place, no meaningful age verification,” Muthoka said. “I was exposed to violent and disturbing content that no one should ever see, especially not a child.”
Read MoreSupreme Court Denies Request to Consider Climate Lawsuits, Which Critics Say Will Harm Consumers
The Supreme Court declined Monday to review challenges to state and local lawsuits against oil companies seeking to force them to pay for damages allegedly caused by climate change.
Read MoreSupreme Court Denies Trump’s Request to Block Hush Money Sentencing
The Supreme Court on Thursday night denied President-elect Donald Trump’s last minute request to block sentencing in his hush money case.
Read MoreTrump Asks Supreme Court to Block Release of Entire Jack Smith Report
President-elect Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to block the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s entire report after Attorney General Merrick Garland said he would release only the portion addressing the D.C. election case.
Read MoreSupreme Court Refuses to Hear Challenge to Racial Discrimination in Public School Admissions
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a case challenging Boston Public Schools using a student’s ZIP code as a factor for admission in an attempt to admit more nonwhite students.
The case alleges white students were unfairly discriminated against after several prestigious schools within the district created a quota for admitting students from different ZIP codes rather than basing admission on the students’ academic performance, leading to decreased white enrollment. Several schools have created alternative admissions policies in an attempt to sidestep the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling that banned the use of race as a factor for admission into schools.
Read MoreArizona Couple Began ‘Transitioning’ Their Child as 1-Year-Old Boy
After the Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in U.S. v Skrmetti, the case that will determine whether states may ban transgender medical procedures for kids, one mother told The Daily Signal that her child began to transition as a baby.
Read More‘Absolutely Unconvincing’: Courts Uphold State Bans on Transgender Procedures for Kids
In the weeks before the Supreme Court reviews the constitutionality of Tennessee’s ban on puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgical interventions for gender-confused minors, federal and state courts have upheld similar laws against so-called gender affirming care for children as a proper exercise of legislative power over medical practice.
It’s a worrying sign for transgender activists and allies now reconsidering their strategy in light of pending Republican control of the White House and both chambers of Congress, likely affected by the Biden administration’s imposition of gender identity over sex in federal regulations and 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris’s support for taxpayer-funded transgender surgeries for inmates.
Read MoreUtah, Other Western States Ask Supreme Court to Return Millions of Acres of Land Back to the States
A map of the U.S. showing land under federal control paints large swaths of the West. In August, Utah filed a lawsuit against the federal government, arguing that it’s unconstitutional for the feds to retain unappropriated land in a state indefinitely.
Since the lawsuit was filed, a dozen other states, including Idaho, Alaska and Wyoming, have filed briefs asking the court to hear the case. Additionally, a coalition of counties in Arizona and New Mexico, the Pacific Legal Foundation, the Utah Legislature and the Wyoming Legislature have also filed briefs in support of the lawsuit.
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