1+ week, 3+ day ago  (374+ words) (The Center Square) " The Middle Eastern region known as the West Bank could soon be referred to as Judea and Samaria in official Tennessee documents if Gov. Bill Lee signs a bill passed by the Senate on Thursday. Covington Republican…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (475+ words) (The Center Square) " Following the U. S. Department of Education's rescission of multiple resolution agreements " based on claims that prior administrations broadened Title IX beyond its original scope " affected school districts say the move will have little to no impact on current…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (284+ words) (The Center Square) " The U. S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights on Monday rescinded portions of multiple resolution agreements, alleging that previous administrations expanded the interpretation of Title IX. The OCR uses resolution agreements to require schools to take corrective action…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (390+ words) (The Center Square) " Illinois" ban on conversion therapy may be challenged in the near future. Last week, the U. S. Supreme Court ruled 8-1 against a similar prohibition in Colorado. Justices said the state does not have constitutional authority to restrict professional conversations…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (860+ words) (The Center Square) " Coloradans have mixed reactions to this week's U. S. Supreme Court ruling against the state's ban on conversion therapy for the LGBTQIA+ community. At issue in Chiles v. Salazar is conversion therapy, or "talk therapy" as some have called it,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (703+ words) (The Center Square) " Two months after Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal told The Center Square he would meet with two female athletes who've become the face of the effort to protects girls' sports in Washington, Reykdal made good…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (260+ words) (The Center Square) " The Tennessee Senate passed a bill on Thursday that would limit legal challenges to state laws, with lawmakers from both parties opposing it. Sen. John Stevens, R-Huntingdon, said the bill would curb lawsuits from people who were…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (435+ words) (The Center Square) " A New Hampshire school district is being investigated by the Trump administration over allegations that administrators are allowing biological men to use girls" restrooms and locker rooms. The U. S. Department of Education"s Office for Civil Rights announced…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (1000+ words) And the ruling likely tees up similar challenges and potentially shortened lifespans for similar bans in place in other states, including Illinois, observers say. On March 31, the U. S. Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that lower courts were wrong to determine the state of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (246+ words) (The Center Square) " The U. S. Supreme Court, in an 8-1 decision, ruled that a 2019 Colorado law banning conversion therapy violates the First Amendment. Justices on the court struck down the law that censors certain conversations between counselors and minor clients who express…...