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9th Circuit Blocks State Officials from Enforcing California’s Gender Secrecy Law

June 19, 2026 2:27 pmJune 19, 2026 3:32 pm

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked California officials from enforcing parts of California’s Gender Secrecy Law that limit schools from disclosing a student’s gender identity information to parents. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued...

DOJ Targets Four California Districts for Hiding Gender Curriculum from Parents

June 8, 2026 1:59 pmJune 8, 2026 3:06 pm

In the Trump administration’s push to restore parental rights and enforce federal civil rights laws in America’s most progressive state, the Department of Justice has launched investigations into four Northern California school districts accused of pushing LGBTQ ideology on young...

3 Education Issues California Gubernatorial Candidates Need to Address

April 20, 2026 10:08 amApril 20, 2026 10:08 am

There’s an important election coming up in California. On June 2, Californians will select two candidates to advance to the general election for the state’s chief executive. So far, there are nine candidates in the race, and early polling suggests...

Federal Court Orders California to Pay $4.5 Million in Attorneys’ Fees in Landmark Parental Rights Win

April 1, 2026 6:00 amApril 1, 2026 11:44 am

A federal court yesterday ordered the State of California to pay $4.52 million in attorneys’ fees to Thomas More Society attorneys in Mirabelli v. Bonta, the landmark parental rights case challenging California’s policy of concealing children’s gender transitions from their...

Activists in Black Robes: America’s Shadow Legislature

March 22, 2026 9:15 amMarch 22, 2026 9:15 am

There is a reason the Founders gave Article III judges lifetime appointments and no army. They were supposed to interpret law quietly, not rewrite it loudly. On June 9, 2025, U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar, an Obama appointee sitting...