- Posted: October 13, 2023 / The Courts and the Culture War
Written by: Elizabeth WolsteinImpressions of International Conference in Budapest on Challenges Facing the Judiciary
For today’s post we will take a break from the culture war so I can share my impressions of a conference in Budapest in which I participated, in late September, called Challenges Facing the Judiciary in the 21st Century. The conference was sponsored by Hungary’s University of Public Service and brought together judges, law professors, and others from Hungary and surrounding countries. I was a somewhat unique participant in that I was the only American, the only practicing lawyer, and the only panelist from a common law system. For my presentation, I sought to show how, in my opinion, constitutional analysis has become distorted in culture war cases such as those discussed in this blog. Read More
- Posted: September 12, 2023 / The Courts and the Culture War
Maryland District Court Rejects Parental Challenge To School Policy Barring Opt-Out Of LGBTQ-Themed Elementary School Curriculum
For today’s back-to-school edition, we consider a case pitting parental rights against school LGBTQ policies. In Mahmoud v. McKnight, Civ. No. DLB-23-1380, 2023 WL 5487218 (D. Md. Aug. 23, 2023), the district court rejected the plaintiff-parents’ efforts to opt out of instruction in LGBTQ-themed books. We also catch up with the appeal in John and Jane Parents 1 v. Montgomery County Bd. of Educ., a case discussed in our March 7, 2023 blog post, in which parents also mounted a losing challenge to school transgender policies. Coincidentally or not, both cases arise from the Montgomery County Maryland school district, outside Washington, DC. Read More
- Posted: June 14, 2023 / The Courts and the Culture War
Court Invalidates Tennessee Statute Banning Drag Shows For Children
It is a busy time in the culture war. On June 6 alone, the Second Circuit heard en banc oral a… Read More
- Posted: May 26, 2023 / The Courts and the Culture War
Written by: Elizabeth WolsteinTexas District Court Rejects Library’s Removal of Children’s Books Deemed Inappropriate
In today’s post, we consider a recent Texas case about the removal of library books. As the court explained, what the librarian giveth the librarian may not so easily taketh away. Read More
- Posted: April 6, 2023 / The Courts and the Culture War
Written by: Elizabeth WolsteinUpdate on B.P.J. v. West Virginia Board of Education – U.S. Supreme Court Denies State’s Application To Lift Fourth Circuit’s Injunction Pending Appeal
As an update to yesterday’s blog post, today the U.S. Supreme Court rejected West Virginia&rsq… Read More
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