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29 Aug 2023, 5:50 am by Keith E. Whittington
In the early twentieth century as state legislatures debated whether evolution could be taught in public schools, a dean at the University of Tennessee rescinded a professor's book order and fired the professor for applying the theory of evolution to humans. [read post]
25 Aug 2023, 11:56 am by Melody McDonald Lanier
They left behind two other sons, Bentley and Mason, who went to live with their grandmother, Cecilia Williams.Over the next two years, the grandmother advocated for a law that would mandate drunk drivers, when convicted of causing the death of a parent, to provide child support to the surviving underage children.In 2022, Tennessee became the first state to pass “Bentley’s Law. [read post]
11 Aug 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
In some states that saw allegiance flips, it had huge bearing on what legislation passed. [read post]
4 Aug 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Robert Menendez is under investigation by the Justice Department for the second time in less than a decade, and this time, his wife is also in prosecutors’ sights. [read post]
1 Aug 2023, 9:02 pm by Joseph Margulies
They may require new state or local laws (and as I have written before, the state legislature in Tennessee will probably not be the city’s ally). [read post]
21 Jul 2023, 1:15 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
The HSLF works to pass animal protection laws at the state and federal level, to educate the public about animal protection issues, and to support humane candidates for office. [read post]
13 Jul 2023, 9:16 pm by Tyler Hoguet
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti called the ruling “a big win,” while the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee stated it “will continue to challenge this law until it is permanently defeated. [read post]
30 Jun 2023, 12:46 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
A regulatory proposal in Oklahoma to allow the state’s department of agriculture to seize dogs from commercial breeders if it has reason to believe the health, safety or welfare of the animal is endangered. [read post]
23 Jun 2023, 12:32 pm by Parks, Chesin & Walbert
Department of Education, argued that nearly 3/4 of the books banned involved LGBTQ+ characters or issues, thus demonstrating that the bans represented impermissible discrimination based on gender identity and/or sexual orientation. [read post]
9 Jun 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Having state leaders working to fight national culture wars on campus and codify their vision for higher education into law has dismayed many academics. [read post]
8 Jun 2023, 11:58 am by kblocher@hslf.org
The HSLF works to pass animal protection laws at the state and federal level, to educate the public about animal protection issues, and to support humane candidates for office. [read post]
1 Jun 2023, 8:02 am by Chris Skelton
Department of Education has interpreted Title IX to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity as well. [read post]
24 May 2023, 7:00 am by Mike Habib, EA
Department of the Treasury and have passed a rigorous examination. [read post]
12 May 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Leo told then-pollster Kellyanne Conway to bill a nonprofit he advised, Judicial Education Project, and give that money to Ginni Thomas in January 2012. [read post]
2 May 2023, 10:04 am by Derek T. Muller
Not all schools are listed due to some data issues—sometimes the Department of Education fails to disclose certain data for some institutions.The Department of Education site defines these figures as follows:Field of Study Median EarningsThe median annual earnings of individuals who received federal financial aid during their studies and completed an award at the indicated field of study. [read post]