New documentary: A family’s harrowing encounter with unjust search and seizure

A year ago in July 2022, one Massachusetts family was terrorized by the state’s notoriously aggressive Department of Children & Families.

Now, in a short documentary from PLF, the Sabey-Perkins family is sharing their devastating story.

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Law and Liberty: Is it time to stop asking about race?

We’ve all checked the boxes on race and ethnicity questionnaires, a staple of most government applications and surveys, and they have never made much sense.

The federal Office of Management and Budget is now proposing to inject some rationality into these questions. But rather than try to fix racial data collection, Ethan Blevins says the government should just end the practice entirely.

National Review: For University of California faculty, it’s DEI or die

“If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion.” This Supreme Court quote from a decision involving the Pledge of Allegiance states a core principle: The government cannot compel individuals to express loyalty or belief in political or ideological positions.

Nevertheless, writes Wilson Freeman, the University of California system is forcing faculty applicants to pledge their allegiance to “diversity, equity, and inclusion” just to be considered for a job.

The Washington Post: Should nurses with doctorates be called doctor?

After 14 years in the classroom earning several degrees, Jacqueline Palmer wants to call herself a doctor. The California nurse practitioner earned a doctorate of nursing practice, the highest degree available in her field.

Under California law, however, only physicians and surgeons can use the word “doctor” or the prefix “Dr.” And in November, prosecutors announced that Sarah Erny, another California nurse practitioner with a doctorate, would pay almost $20,000 in a civil settlement for allegedly describing herself as a doctor on professional websites and social media.

“I was shocked,” Palmer told The Washington Post, which goes on to explain that now, with PLF’s help, Palmer and two of her colleagues are fighting back.

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