Day: March 10, 2025

Republican Party Scores Legal Victory Over Secretary of State Adrian Fontes’ ‘Blatantly Political’ Election Procedures Manual

An Arizona Court of Appeals panel ruled unanimously 3-0 last week that Secretary of State Adrian Fontes illegally made revisions to the state’s Election Procedures Manual (EPM) due to violating rulemaking procedures.
The Republican Party — the Arizona Republican Party (AZGOP), the Republican National Committee, and the Yavapai County Republican Party — sued Fontes over the illegal changes. Even though progressive election attorney Marc Elias and top Democratic law firm Perkins Coie represented the defendants, the court found that the 2023 version of the EPM was invalid since Fontes only provided half the time for public comment that Arizona’s Administrative Procedures Act (APA) requires.

Medical Schools Press Ahead Answering ‘Clarion Call’ to Wokeness

Medical school mission statements are becoming increasingly laden with diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and social justice language, a report released Monday found.
Do No Harm, a medical advocacy organization working to keep DEI and other political topics out of medicine, reviewed 158 medical school mission statements and found that 77% could be classified as “woke” in 2024, a number that increased substantially from 68% in 2021, according to a report first shared with the Daily Caller News Foundation. The report also found that “Higher ranked medical schools were more likely to increase the wokeness of their mission.”

Judge Expands Block on Trump’s Orders Curbing DEI Programs to All Federal Agencies

Trump’s mandate that agencies cut off funding for ‘equity-related’ grants and contracts probably violates the First and Fifth Amendments, a federal judge said.

House Rules Committee Advances Government Funding Bill to Floor

Trump has called for Republicans to pass the legislation.

Tennessee Rep. Introduces Bill to Allow Property Owners to Shoot Down Drones Flying Above Their Land

Tennessee U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (R-TN-02) introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would allow property owners to shoot down drones flying over their land.

Government Shutdown Possible but ‘Probably Won’t Happen,’ Trump Says

Trump expressed cautious optimism ahead of Tuesday’s vote on a continuing resolution that would fund the government at current levels through Sept. 30.

Teacher Fired for Not Using Student’s Trans Pronouns Wins Settlement

DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A Wisconsin school district on Friday agreed to pay out $20,000 to a teacher who was terminated for refusing to use preferred… Read More

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Legal Expert Mark Pulliam Warns Bill in Tennessee General Assembly Designed to Micromanage Attorney General’s Office

Mark Pulliam, a retired attorney and Misrule of Law blogger, said a bill in the Tennessee General Assembly would essentially “tie” the hands of Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti when defending the separation of powers and constitutional rights of Tennesseans.