Year: 2026

The Supreme Court’s next major case on the free exercise of religion…

The court also explained that Colorado was not denying funding to religious schools that it provides to secular institutions: No preschool taking state money can refuse to admit children because of the race, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity of the parents.
Makin (that the government violates the free exercise clause if it denies funds to religious schools that it provides to private secular schools) displaces the rule of Smith only when the government explicitly excludes religious people and institutions.

Oz Says HHS is Deferring $1.2 Billion More From California Medicaid Funding

The action targets California’s Medicaid payments directed toward personal care services.

Poll: Massachusetts Pro-Gun Ballot Initiative Likely Doomed

Ethanol Fuels Higher Prices

The Trump administration has taken several actions to ease the pain at the pump, but the biofuel mandates remain in place.

Federal Judge Suspended After Committee Finds She Has Mental Health Condition

Judge Ada Brown was ordered to undergo a psychiatric examination.

Feds Say Bank Of America Choked Conservatives’ Accounts Harder Than Drug Cartels’

Large banks applied scrutiny to politically disfavored but lawful customers while permitting substantial volumes of activity linked to illicit networks to go unreported for years.

Illinois School District Placed Male Roommate Overnight With Teen Girls, Legal Group Claims

An Illinois school district allowed at least one male to share overnight accommodations with female high school students while withholding that information from parents, according to a legal group representing concerned parents. Community High School District 128 in northern Illinois directs staff not to disclose a student’s “transgender” status, to assign overnight-trip rooms according to…

900 Injured At Peaceful Chicago ‘No Kings’ Rally

CHICAGO, IL — Just 900 people were injured during the latest "No Kings" protest — a record low for the Chicago area — proving the protest technically qualified as peaceful.