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[ad_1] Image from video depicting flag in classroom (Pruitt had redacted the teacher’s face) A short excerpt from the long opinion in Pruitt v. Grosse Pointe Public School Sys., decided Friday by Judge Robert White (E.D. Mich.): Plaintiff Gary Shane Pruitt, a parent, attempted to raise concerns with officials from the Grosse Point Public School System (the District) about the educational environment at the public middle school his child attends. Pruitt objected to the display of rainbow pride flags in classrooms. The District officials could have listened to Pruitt’s concerns and then defended a teacher’s decision to display the flag. Surely,…

[ad_1] Election Day is still over three months away, but more than one-third of the seats in the House of Representatives have effectively been decided—with no input from voters. The list of those uncontested elections includes some high-profile figures, like House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D–N.Y.) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R–Ohio). They are among dozens of incumbents who are all but guaranteed another two years in office after running unopposed in their primaries and representing districts where a loss in November is nearly unthinkable. That list also includes many districts from so-called swing states. In 12 of…

[ad_1] I have written about bilateral judicial reform: how can Congress and the Supreme Court work together to reform the institution? In a new series for SCOTUSblog, I take a different approach: unilateral SCOTUS reform. What can the Supreme Court, acting alone, do better? These proposals are, in large part, a series of thought experiments. Some of them are admittedly off-the-wall and are unlikely to be adopted. Others may seem such common sense that they can be readily adopted. But all reconsider the status quo and what procedures are worth keeping and which should be changed. My first installment calls on the Court…

[ad_1] Hello and welcome to another edition of Free Agent! Kick off your shoes and get comfy this week, it could be a wild ride. We’ve got a wide-ranging newsletter today, touching on the WNBA drama, the latest news from Congress on the college sports bill, a look back at the economics of the World Cup, and we close with a review of a new golf show. Fore! Don’t miss sports coverage from Jason Russell and Reason. Stanford’s football team is attempting to unionize—possibly very early steps toward a collective bargaining agreement for college sports. Former NFL kicker Jay Feely…

[ad_1] Julian Rose21st Century Wire Where to turn for some sanity in this world? Certainly not to the European Union or national leaders of the morally bankrupt West. You would think it was insane enough that these fake ‘leaders’ continue to covertly, if not overtly, retain military and commercial trading ties with Israel, in full knowledge of that country’s brutal ethnic cleansing of the population of Gaza and other settlements on Palestinian soil. What an utter disgrace for countries which see themselves as ‘civilised societies’ to refrain from cutting off relations with the perpetrators of a fully documented holocaust. But…

[ad_1] This week, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani gave more details about his administration’s plan to open five city-owned, city-run grocery stores across all five boroughs. Although Monday’s press conference provided some more clarity about the stores’ discount rates and inventory, the plan is still no better than before (despite New York magazine’s declaration that the stores “Sound Pretty Good”). The Mamdani administration has announced the locations of two stores: The first will open in Hunts Point in the Bronx by the end of next year, and another will open in East Harlem by 2029. In total, the city…

[ad_1] Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week’s newsletter includes stories on:  A new lawsuit challenging New York’s rent freeze A new study affirms that new supply helps everyone. Data centers, clouded leopards, and eminent domain, oh my!  But first, our lead story on the spike in Los Angeles’ homeless population, and what it can tell us about the logic of moving chains.  After two years of declines, the city of Los Angeles is once again reporting that its homeless population is on the rise.  Rent Free Newsletter by Christian Britschgi. Get more of Christian’s…

[ad_1] Article MetricsCrossRef Citations This article examines how fact checkers in the EU perceive and respond to tensions between their journalistic commitment to political fact-checking and platform partnership rules that restrict the rating of politicians’ claims. Drawing on interviews and survey responses, we find that they understand their work through a journalistic role conception, including a commitment to scrutinizing political elites. Platform rules can create a gap between this role conception and their platform-facing role performance. This article shows how fact checkers describe their strategies to shape the terms of their relationships with platforms.  Image by The Climate Reality Project on…

[ad_1] Great Britain is facing a free speech crisis, with more than 12,000 people arrested for online speech crimes in 2023 alone. Unfortunately, fewer and fewer British politicians are willing to defend free speech as a principle. Earlier this week, Reform U.K., led by Nigel Farage (an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump), reported Green Party leader Zack Polanski to the police for an Instagram post of a man wearing a T-shirt of a guillotine alongside text that says “We’re only making plans for Nigel.” Polanski had accepted the collaboration post, which contained several pictures from a Green Party event,…

[ad_1] Amid the tributes for Graham this week, there have been startling new revelations about his lobbying efforts for the U.S. war with Iran. [ad_2] Source link