Today’s News Briefs include Measles on rise in U.S.; Israel prepares response to Hezbollah after rocket attack kills 12 children on soccer field; SCOTUS changes proposed; Venezuelans protest election result. Israel to ...
Read More »Bibles in classrooms: A look at the Oklahoma mandate
There’s been a lot of media coverage about a new education mandate in Oklahoma requiring every public school classroom to have a Bible. Some have taken to media platforms to denounce the ...
Read More »Supreme Court hears Missouri election speech case
The U.S. Supreme Court this week heard arguments in the case of Murthy v. Missouri, which some observers believe could affect conversations about the 2024 election The justices will decide if a ...
Read More »VP Harris silent what limits she would place on abortion
Vice President Kamala Harris is drawing increased scrutiny as the health of President Joe Biden seems to become frailer. She offered a muddled response to a question about abortion limits when she ...
Read More »Student loan bailout unconstitutional, Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court has ruled 6-3 that the Biden administration’s student loan bailout unconstitutional. Biden unveiled the plan in August 2022 in a move critics decried as a constitutionally dubious attempt to ...
Read More »Pro-life leaders celebrate anniversary of court decision overturning Roe v. Wade
Pro-life leaders this week celebrated the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. “Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America has been working very hard and very ...
Read More »Culture issues focus of new U.S. Supreme Court session
Several cases of interest to Christians are on the agenda as the U.S. Supreme Court begins its new session this week. Some of the court’s most important upcoming cases focus on the ...
Read More »Walmart shareholders defeat abortion-friendly resolution
WalMart shareholders today voted down a resolution that sought to have the company spend money investigating how a Supreme Court ruling on abortion would affect employees. Pro-life leaders are warning pro-abortion shareholders ...
Read More »Case of praying coach could be decided soon by Supreme Court
While attention is on attacks and threats against the U.S. Supreme Court over a possible decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade, another decision could come within weeks and it involves a ...
Read More »Supreme Court to overturn Roe v Wade, leaked opinion states
The Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade according to a leaked draft ruling published by the left-wing news outlet Politico. A document that Politico describes as an “initial draft majority opinion” ...
Read More »7 things to know about SCOTUS judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
Here are seven things to know about Supreme Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. 1. Jackson’s legal background The 51-year-old judge clerked for Justice Stephen G. Breyer — whose seat she fills at ...
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear two cases about affirmative action in higher education
The fate of race-based affirmative action programs in higher education will be reviewed in pair of cases that the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear. These cases, Students for Fair Admissions ...
Read More »Free speech, religious freedom at stake in Supreme Court case over Christian flag
Across the country, cities fly LGBT flags, Black Lives Matter banners, and even the Mexican national flag over their government buildings. But the city of Boston says you can’t fly a Christian ...
Read More »Texas pro-life heartbeat bill wins another challenge in Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the abortion industry‘s attempts in finding a path to overturn a Texas abortion ban. In a 6–3 ruling (pdf) fueled by Trump appointees, the court declined ...
Read More »Pro-life activists optimistic, determined as they gather for March for Life
A Supreme Court case that could overturn Roe v. Wade by returning to states their original ability to govern abortion, has energized pro-life advocates attending this year’s March for Life on Friday. ...
Read More »Commission on expanding the Supreme Court against the idea, upsetting progressives
President Joe Biden’s attempts to pack the Supreme Court with liberal justices may have hit a roadblock. A commission created by Biden issued draft documents late Thursday revealing significant skepticism towards progressives ...
Read More »Supreme Court stops execution of inmate denied pastor’s touch
The Supreme Court has halted the execution of a Texas death row inmate who had requested his pastor be allowed to lay hands on him in the execution chamber. The inmate, John ...
Read More »Texas heartbeat law could affect pending pro-life legislation in Missouri
The new pro-life heartbeat law in Texas could have repercussions in Missouri. The law prohibits abortion after a heartbeat is detected, typically around six weeks. “The Missouri Times” reviewed several pro-life measures ...
Read More »Pro-life ‘heartbeat bill’ goes into effect in Texas
A new pro-life law in Texas has gone into effect after the Supreme Court refused to consider a motion to block it. Senate Bill 8 prohibits doctors from performing abortions if a heartbeat ...
Read More »Biden now supports death penalty for Boston Bomber
In a surprise turnaround, the Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to reinstate the death sentence against the Boston Marathon bomber. The request comes while President Joe Biden promised on the ...
Read More »California ends church restrictions after Supreme Court ruling
California has lifted unconstitutional restrictions on church capacity following a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling. “In response to recent judicial rulings, effective immediately, location and capacity limits on places of worship are ...
Read More »Justice Clarence Thomas: Big Tech has no right to ban speech
The Supreme Court handed Donald Trump a victory on Monday, saying he was free to block whomever he chooses on Twitter. While the decision may have little impact on Trump who is ...
Read More »Trump campaign files challenge to Pennsylvania in U.S. Supreme Court
The Trump re-election campaign has filed an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court had upheld changes to the election process made by ...
Read More »Kansas loses voter I.D. effort before US Supreme Court
Kansas voter integrity was given a setback by the U.S. Supreme Court as they rejected Monday an appeal by the state’s secretary of state who sought to revive a law requiring voters ...
Read More »Going to church is good for mental health, especially in 2020
People who attend church were the only group of Americans who didn’t see the state of their mental health decline this year, according to a Gallup Poll. The share of Americans who ...
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