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In First Amendment Clash, Christian Center Sues Georgia School District Alleging Retaliation
For more than a decade, Vidalia High School students in Georgia took courses at Sweet Onion Christian Learning Center as part of a partnership. Now the center and the Vidalia City School District are clashing in a federal First Amendment lawsuit. The school district terminated the longstanding agreement with the Christian center after its founder,…Fred Lucas -
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Supreme Court Extends Pause on Decision Narrowing Abortion Pill Access
REUTERS—The Supreme Court on Monday extended a pause on a ruling that would curb the abortion pill mifepristone from being prescribed through telemedicine and dispensed through the mail in a challenge by a Republican-led Louisiana lawsuit to a federal rule that had eased access. Justice Samuel Alito kept the matter on hold until May 14,…Reuters -
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Why Georgia Is Expanding Its Anti-Human Trafficking Unit Along Major Highways
Georgia’s anti-human trafficking unit is expanding, aiming for quick access to interstate highways used by smugglers. The expansion comes after a recent recovery of 11 child trafficking victims. “This horrific industry is transitory in nature,” Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr told the Daily Signal. “We don’t just have a legal obligation, we have a moral…Fred Lucas -
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The Race-Obsessed Left Complains When the Supreme Court Issues a Colorblind Ruling
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wrote a concurring opinion, joined by Justice Neil Gorsuch, in the recent case that restricted the use of race in designing a Louisiana congressional district. Thomas wrote: “This Court should never have interpreted [Section)] 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to effectively give racial groups ‘an entitlement to…Larry Elder -
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GOP Governor’s Answer to Georgia Dems’ Racial Gerrymander: Zzzzzz…
Brian Kemp lacks urgency. Georgia’s Republican governor is like a man who learns that the Chattahoochee River is about to breach its banks, and then rather than surround his home with sandbags, he naps in the basement. Republicans are bracing for a potential flood of Trump-hating Left-wing voters who could hand Democrats the U.S. House of Representatives and…Deroy Murdock -
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Ohio AG Dave Yost Resigns, Will Work for Christian Legal Group
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Thursday he is resigning from his role, effective June 7. He will serve as the vice president of strategic research and innovation with Alliance Defending Freedom. Yost has served as Ohio’s top law enforcement official since 2019 and was preceded by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine. He previously served as…Rebecca Downs -
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Trump Administration Wins Court Fight as Judge Clears ICE Operations Near Schools
The Trump administration scored a legal victory in combating illegal immigration when a federal judge cleared the way for Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to operate near schools, for now. The lawsuit brought by Minnesota public school districts sought a temporary injunction against immigration enforcement agents having a presence near schools, claiming it increased absenteeism…Fred Lucas -
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DEFYING SCOTUS? NJ AG Tries to Force Pregnancy Center to Turn Over Donor Info Despite Supreme Court Ruling
One day after a defeat at the U.S. Supreme Court, New Jersey’s attorney general appeared to flagrantly disregard the ruling that her office’s demand for donor information harmed a pregnancy center’s First Amendment rights. Attorney General Jennifer Davenport filed a motion in state court, asking the court to lift its temporary stay on the subpoena…Tyler O’Neil -
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What to Know About the Most Recent Judge to Strike a Blow Against Trump Immigration Agenda
A federal judge appointed by President Joe Biden, with an activist past, last week blocked the Trump administration’s termination of protected status for Yemeni immigrants to the United States. Before serving on the bench, Judge Dale Ho of the Southern District of New York, who once jokingly said he has been caricatured as a “wild-eyed…Fred Lucas -
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Mehek Cooke Warns Ideological Decisions Are Hurting American Consumers
Mehek Cooke, senior national security and legal analyst at The Daily Signal, warned that the shutdown of Spirit Airlines exposes a broader failure by the Biden administration and Democrat leaders to think through the real-world consequences of ideologically driven policy decisions, which she says are now directly hurting American consumers. Appearing on NewsNation over the…Mehek Cooke -
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Trump Crackdown Yields Results: Illegal Aliens Sentenced for Drugs, Guns Trafficking, SNAP Fraud
As the Trump administration cracks down on illegal immigration, the Justice Department this week advanced cases against illegal aliens running criminal enterprises—including a gun trafficking scheme orchestrated from behind bars. In Georgia, the Justice Department announced the 25-year sentence of a Mexican illegal immigrant who used a contraband cell phone from inside a Georgia state…Fred Lucas -
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Georgia GOP Could Move Toward Redistricting, Top Officials Say
After the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down Louisiana’s proposed congressional map for relying too heavily on race, Georgia Republican leaders signaled renewed interest in redrawing the state’s own congressional districts—raising the prospect of expanding the GOP’s delegation. “These new maps must prioritize traditional redistricting principles—contiguity, compactness, respect for political subdivisions, and communities of…Pedro Rodriguez -
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The Supreme Court’s Redistricting Ruling Sent Shockwaves Far Beyond One State—and Democrats Know It
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of video analysis by The Daily Signal’s Senior National Security and Legal Analyst Mehek Cooke. Louisiana v. Callais is the test case, but the real fight is in the Southern House map. This is why the Supreme Court ruling matters far beyond one state, one district, and…Mehek Cooke -
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Louisiana Must Redraw Congressional Map After SCOTUS Ruling, Governor Says
After the Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana congressional district on Wednesday as “unconstitutional racial gerrymandering,” the state will have to redo its congressional map, Gov. Jeff Landry said in a joint statement with state Attorney General Liz Murrill. Before the Supreme Court ruling, a federal district court issued an injunction against using the current…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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MOLLIE HEMINGWAY: The Left’s War on the Supreme Court
The following is a preview of Daily Signal Politics Editor Bradley Devlin’s “Signal Sitdown” interview with Mollie Hemingway. The full interview premieres on The Daily Signal’s YouTube page at 6:30 a.m. EST on April 30. This transcript has been slightly edited for clarity. Bradley Devlin: You start at the end of the [Brett] Kavanaugh saga to talk about…Bradley Devlin -
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SCOTUS Says Voting Rights Act Doesn’t Compel Discrimination During Redistricting
The Constitution prohibits sorting citizens based on race. And yet, for far too long, lower federal courts had interpreted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act to require states to do just that—particularly when it came to drawing legislative districts. This put states between a rock and a hard place: They either had to comply…Zack Smith -
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Supreme Court Appears Open to Trump Ending TPS for Haitians and Syrians
The Supreme Court’s conservative-leaning majority seemed favorable to the Trump administration during Wednesday’s arguments about terminating Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for Syrian and Haitian immigrants. After President Donald Trump’s second term began, the Department of Homeland Security ended the status for 13 countries. The high court is weighing whether Trump can legally end the…Fred Lucas -
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Wigs, Makeup, and Millions: Ex-College Star Pleads Guilty in Wild NFL Impersonation Scam
A former college football national champion pleaded guilty to involvement in a $19.8 million fraud scandal for impersonating NFL players—wearing wigs and makeup in some cases to fool lenders—according to the Justice Department. Luther Davis, 37, of Roswell, Georgia, was a defensive tackle for the Alabama Crimson Tide when the team won a national championship…Fred Lucas -
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Supreme Court Fist Pumps for the First Amendment
Today, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, a religious nonprofit that provides counseling and resources to pregnant women in New Jersey, had established a present injury to its First Amendment associational rights to confer standing to challenge a subpoena from the state to disclose private donor information. First Choice does…Cully Stimson -
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New Jersey AG Violated Pregnancy Center’s Free Association by Demanding Donor Info, Supreme Court Says
The Supreme Court delivered a unanimous rebuke to New Jersey Democrat Attorney General Matthew Platkin for his demand that a pro-life pregnancy center hand over its donor information. Platkin had issued a subpoena to First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, seeking to prove that the pregnancy center was misleading donors. The Supreme Court cited NAACP v….Tyler O’Neil