The lawsuit against a section of the LEARNS Act could be turning into a broader national effort by red states to exert more control over free speech in schools.
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U.S. Supreme Court revives Arkansas gerrymandering case, but plaintiffs face long odds
Reversing a dismissal just to make the plaintiffs try to meet an even tougher standard is nasty work for the high court.
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Judge partly sides with plaintiffs suing to stop Arkansas’s ban on ‘critical race theory,’ ‘indoctrination’
Though Judge Lee Rudofsky’s ruling was narrow, he said it “should give comfort to teachers across the state” that they won’t be broadly punished for the content of their lessons — even “critical race theory.”
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Judge hears arguments in lawsuit over LEARNS ban on ‘indoctrination,’ ‘critical race theory’
Section 16 “was written in such a vague, reckless way” that even the education secretary “cannot figure out what it means and how it has to be enforced,” a plaintiff’s attorney said.
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Federal judge schedules hearing in Arkansas LEARNS lawsuit
Judge Rudofsky denied a portion of the plaintiffs’ request for an expedited briefing schedule because they could have filed their complaint and preliminary injunction months ago, he wrote.
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Judge in LEARNS suit says his family won’t apply for a school voucher this year
Judge says his family still plans to apply for school vouchers later.
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Federal judge in LEARNS lawsuit plans to apply for LEARNS vouchers, won’t recuse
Judge Lee Rudofsky, a Trump appointee and member of the conservative Federalist Society, hopes to take advantage of Arkansas’s new school voucher program.
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Cabot superintendent says campus visitation restrictions lifted for Missy Bosch
The Cabot School District superintendent has confirmed that Missy Bosch can visit campus again without restrictions, despite having mused about gun violence.
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Judge refuses to reconsider ruling against Missy Bosch in her lawsuit against Cabot School District
A judge has stood by his decision in Bosch’s lawsuit and called Bosch’s arguments “too cute by half.”
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Federal judge rules against Moms for Liberty woman who sued Cabot School District
A federal judge ruled against a woman who sued the Cabot School District for limiting her access to school property after she mused about gunning down a school librarian.