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Texas approves mandatory Bible readings in public schools, reigniting a century-long debate

On June 26, 2026, the Texas State Board of Education approved a required reading list for public schools, including selections from the Bible. The 9-5 vote, split along Republican and Democrat party lines, stems from a 2023 state law that required Texas to create a list with at least one…

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Texas proposes Bible readings for K-12 students, reigniting century-old legal battle over their place in public schools

In 2023, Texas passed a law aimed at improving K-12 students’ reading. In part, it called for a required reading list to spell out “at least one literary work to be taught in each grade level.”

The Conversation

Texas Can't Force Book Vendors To Rate Books According to Sexual Content, District Court Decides

Aspects of Texas' READER Act meant to keep sexual content out of school libraries have been judged First Amendment violations.

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The case that saved the press – and why Trump wants it gone

President Donald Trump is again attacking the American press – this time not with fiery rally speeches or by calling the media “the enemy of the people,” but through the courts.

The Conversation

Why Donald Trump and Josh Hawley Are Wrong To Call for Jailing People Who Burn the American Flag

The Supreme Court ruled decades ago that burning the flag is protected by the First Amendment, no matter how offensive that act may be.

Reason

David Souter Shaped the Supreme Court Through the Backlash He Inspired

The late justice was appointed by a Republican but quickly established himself as a judicial liberal.

Reason

TikTok or Not, Americans Still Have a Right To Receive Communist Propaganda

A unanimous Supreme Court decision established as much in 1965.

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A Look Back at the Panic Over Big Money in Politics

Law professor Ann Southworth offers a balanced take on the fallout from the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision.

Reason

Trump's Favorite Justice Was One of Those 'Stupid People' Who Think Flag Burning Is Protected Speech

Antonin Scalia twice joined Supreme Court decisions rejecting bans on that particular form of political expression.

Reason

Paul Feig And Jason Blum Collaborate On Horror Film

Director Paul Feig and producer Jason Blum team up for a film adaptation of Netflix's Worst Roommate Ever series, promising a mix of scares, thrills, emoti...

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SCOTUS gave Trump a "hammer" for NY case

Trump has a "really powerful weapon to go smash up the cases that have been brought against him," expert says

Salon

Trump Says He Is Ready To Risk Jail Rather Than Complying With Hush Money Trial Gag Order

Trump, fined $10,000 for breaching the order 10 times, said he would rather go to jail for breaching the gag order imposed by a judge in New York than comply with the ruling.

International Business Times

Federal Judges To Boycott Law Clerks From Columbia University Due To "Virulent Spread of Antisemitism"

"Considering recent events, and absent extraordinary change, we will not hire anyone who joins the Columbia University community—whether as undergraduates or law students—beginning with the entering class of 2024."

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Makoshika visitor narrowly escapes velociraptor attack – Park Rangers slam “reckless behavior”

Instagrammer attempting to steal velociraptor eggs is rescued by overlanding couple, as pack of angry raptors converge on nest in Montana’s Makoshika State Park

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Remembering the Proper Role of the Supreme Court, As Taught at Harvard in the 1990s

A thought on the old days.

Reason

Was Amazon 'Free to Ignore' White House Demands That It Suppress Anti-Vaccine Books?

The Biden administration's interference with bookselling harks back to a 1963 Supreme Court case involving literature that Rhode Island deemed dangerous.

Reason

New Yorker Article Seems to Misdescribe S. Ct.'s Decision on School Library Book Removal

The article claims that a prohibition on viewpoint-based removals of school library books is "settled law" announced by a "majority opinion." But that's not so.

Tribune News Service

FBI knew fugitive Roy McGrath had bought used Cadillac and had gun, multiple cellphones, attorney says

BALTIMORE — The FBI knew Roy McGrath had purchased a used Cadillac, had a gun and was using multiple cellphones prior to the confrontation that led to his death Monday in suburban Tennessee, according to McGrath’s attorney, Joseph Murtha.

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The Guardian - US

Fugitive former aide to ex-Maryland governor dies in confrontation with FBI

Roy McGrath was wanted on corruption charges and manhunt had been launched after he failed to appear for trial

The Independent UK

Former Maryland governor’s top aide dies in FBI shooting confrontation after three-week manhunt

A lawyer for the wife of Roy McGrath says the man has died after being wounded in a confrontation with law enforcement agents in Tennessee following a manhunt launched after he failed to appear for trial

Tribune News Service

Former Md. governor's aide Roy McGrath shot dead in Tennessee as FBI closed in after 3-week search

BALTIMORE — Roy McGrath, who served briefly as former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s top aide, was fatally shot during his arrest by federal agents in the area of Knoxville, Tennessee, on Monday evening.

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Fox News stands in legal peril. It says defamation loss would harm all media

Could Fox News lose a $1.6 billion lawsuit? Outside media lawyers say the network is in real legal jeopardy if the case goes to trial next month. Fox argues a loss would hurt other news outlets too.

Salon

Alabama plans to kill a man: But how?

Alabama offered death-row inmates an untested method of execution — and then went back to the even worse option

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Judges will not save us. Pushing for truly democratic solutions will

Public confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court is plummeting. At least, that’s what opinion polls tell us in the wake of the court’s decision to overrule Roe v. Wade. Protests at the court and the homes of the justices further reflect growing discontent with the court’s jurists.

Texas Observer

The Biden Administration Must Ban Racial Profiling

The public opposes immigration authorities' use of race in border apprehensions, but it continues to be legal in some circumstances.

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