From Judge James Peterson’s decision Friday in Ervins v. Sun Prairie Area School Dist. (W.D. Wis.): February 1 was the first day of Black History Month, so Black history was part of the curriculum at the time [at a Sun Prairie middle school]. Sixth graders were also beginning a unit on ancient Mesopotamia. Because of […]
From Oberholzer v. Galapo, which was decided two months ago by the Pennsylvania intermediate appellate court (Judge Carolyn Nichols, joined by Judges Victor Stabile and James Gardner Colins) but just popped up for me on a Westlaw query: Appellants Simon and Toby Galapo (individually, Appellant Husband and Appellant Wife) appeal from the judgment entered in […]
Norwegian police have opened an investigation of Christina Ellingsen, national representative of the global feminist group Women’s Declaration International, for saying that biological men cannot be lesbians in reference to a trans activist. In 2021, Norway amended its hate crime laws to include gender identity, and Ellingsen faces up to three years in prison if […]
N.Y. General Business Law § 394-ccc, just signed by the Governor yesterday (AB A7865A / SB S4511A) and scheduled to go into effect in six months, provides: Social media networks; hateful conduct prohibited. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: “hateful conduct” means the use of a social media […]