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Federal judge allows anti-gay photographer to discriminate

A federal court has sided with a Louisville photographer who refuses to shoot same-sex weddings due to her religious beliefs, finding that a local nondiscrimination law violated her First Amendment rights. In a 44-page ruling issued on August 30…

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‘Educational gag order’ bills have increased 250% over last year

The number of bills seeking to impose “educational gag orders” that limit or ban certain types of topics or discussions from school classrooms has increased more than twofold in the past year, according to a new report. The report, “America’s Censored Classrooms,” which…