Bradford Richardson

Transgender bathroom case reaches Supreme Court

A Virginia school board filed an emergency appeal Wednesday to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking for a stay of a lower-court ruling forcing it to regulate school bathrooms on the basis of gender identity.

July 13, 2016

NARAL hammered for ‘profoundly unfunny’ abortion skit

Pro-choice group NARAL was hammered on social media after releasing a comedy sketch about getting an abortion.

July 13, 2016

Transgender woman arrested for voyeurism in Target changing room

A transgender woman in Idaho was arrested on Tuesday and accused of taking pictures of a woman trying on clothes in a Target changing room.

July 13, 2016

Cornell professor: Majority of white people are ‘racist’

A Cornell University professor attending a Black Lives Matter protest last week said a majority of white people are racist and called a police advocacy group a "terrorist organization."

July 13, 2016

Purdue University Northwest may expel student who criticized Black Lives Matter

A conservative college student at Purdue University Northwest says he faces expulsion after his social media criticisms of Black Lives Matter were reported to administrators.

July 13, 2016

First Amendment Defense Act raises debate on punishing belief against same-sex marriage

A House hearing convened Tuesday to discuss legislation aimed at bolstering protections for those who believe marriage is the union between one man and one woman.

July 12, 2016

Two-thirds of Americans oppose Obama’s transgender bathroom order: Poll

A new survey indicates two-thirds of Americans disapprove of President Obama's order compelling public schools nationwide to permit access to restrooms and other intimate facilities on the basis of gender identity.

July 12, 2016

Democrats’ platform at convention backs abortion funds

The Democratic Party has taken the unprecedented step of including language in its platform calling for the repeal of a law that bars federal dollars from paying directly for abortions.

July 11, 2016

Marc Lamont Hill, CNN commentator: Black people can’t be racist

Defending the Black Lives Matter movement Monday, political commentator Marc Lamont Hill said black people do not have the ability to be racist, because they lack the "institutional power" necessary to "deploy racism."

July 11, 2016

Pressure on RNC to adopt platform defunding Planned Parenthood

A pro-life group is planning a massive outreach campaign in Cleveland when the Republican National Convention comes to town, in an effort to include defunding Planned Parenthood in the GOP platform.

July 8, 2016

Ken Paxton, Texas AG, leads fight against Obama’s bathroom order

Perhaps no official has curtailed the excesses of the administrative state more than Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton -- and now he has the Obama administration's ruling on school bathrooms in his sights.

July 7, 2016

YouTube pulls video critical of jihad for ‘hate speech’

A three-minute video criticizing the Muslim Brotherhood, jihad and Sharia law was removed by YouTube on Tuesday for "hate speech."

July 6, 2016

University parental leave hurts women, helps men: Study

Feminists advocate equitable parental leave in order to level the professional playing field between men and women, but a new study indicates gender-neutral policies have given male professors a leg up on their female colleagues.

July 6, 2016

Churches fight back against Iowa bid to silence biblical views on sexuality, gender identity

Two churches are fighting back against the Iowa Civil Rights Commission after the agency issued an interpretation of state law that could bar churches from expressing biblical views on sexuality and gender identity -- even from the Sunday pulpit.

July 5, 2016

‘America was never great’ hashtag trends on Twitter

Several social media users commemorated Independence Day by starting an "#AmericaWasNeverGreat" hashtag on Twitter.

July 4, 2016

Black Lives Matter shuts down Toronto gay pride parade

A group of Black Lives Matter activists temporarily shut down Canada's largest gay pride parade on Sunday, when they stopped marching until the parade organizers agreed to their demands.

July 4, 2016

Federal court blocks Mississippi religious-freedom law

A federal judge on Thursday blocked a Mississippi law protecting religious individuals and organizations from punishment for holding traditional sexual mores.

July 1, 2016

Clarence Thomas often stands alone as opinions set course for future

Fixed like Polaris in continually shifting skies, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas points unwaveringly toward the founders in his approach to constitutional interpretation.

June 30, 2016

Millennials’ abortion views trend pro-life despite self-identity, research shows

Although young voters are overwhelmingly liberal on social issues such as same-sex marriage and drug legalization, research released Thursday suggests the opposite is true when it comes to abortion.

June 30, 2016

Huffington Post: ‘LGBT’ not inclusive enough

Transgender fashion designer Adrian Wu says the gay-rights acronym "LGBT" -- or "lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender" -- is "not really politically correct anymore."

June 30, 2016