Posts by Parental Rights Foundation
Rewind: Minimizing the Government’s Role in Families’ Lives, with Grover Norquist
Welcome back to the EPPiC Broadcast! We’re re-featuring one of our well-received episodes featuring Grover Norquist, the founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform, a political advocacy group fighting for lower taxes. Today, he talks about limiting the government’s role in telling citizens how to live their lives – which naturally impacts its power…
Read MoreRewind: Arrested for Valuing Her Son’s Independence, with Brittany Patterson and David DeLugas
Welcome back to the EPPiC Broadcast! This week, we’re rewinding to our episode featuring Brittany Patterson, a Georgia mother who made headlines when she was arrested after her 10-year-old walked to the store solo. David DeLugas, executive director of ParentsUSA and Brittany’s attorney, joined us as well. Brittany tells her story and gives us a closer…
Read MoreCalifornia AB 495, with Greg Burt
AB 495 is a troubling bill in California that’s just passed the legislature and is heading to the governor’s desk for his signature or veto. The bill would allow for any adult to make custody-like educational or medical decisions for any minor child, simply by signing an affidavit claiming they are “related to the child…
Read MoreThe Washington State CPS Voluntary Placement Hotline, with Marci Comeau
Welcome back to the EPPiC Broadcast! Today, our guest is Marci Comeau, the managing attorney at the Washington State Office of Public Defense in the Parents Representation Program. She talks with Michael about the hotline she manages, the WA Voluntary Placement Agreement Legal Consultation Hotline. This is a number that parents can call if they…
Read MoreHappy Constitution Day!
Today is Constitution Day, commemorating September 17, 1787, when the U.S. Constitution was signed and sent to the States for ratification. After 238 years, the nation thus constituted, while far from perfect, is still standing, and remains the best hope for freedom and liberty in the world. We still have a lot of work to…
Read MoreLetting Kids Go Outside, with Lenore Skenazy
A family who had CPS called on them four separate times for letting their children play outside in front of their house. A mother who was arrested after her ten-year-old walked into town and back alone. How do we keep this from happening? Welcome back to the EPPiC Broadcast – today, our guest is Lenore…
Read MoreThe Landmark Decision of Mahmoud v. Taylor, with William Wagner
Welcome back to the EPPiC Broadcast! We’re kicking off season 11 with returning guest William Wagner, Esq. William is the Vice President of the Parental Rights Foundation, and a constitutional legal scholar. Today, he discusses the recent monumental Supreme Court decision on Mahmoud v. Taylor from this past summer, and what it means for parents’ right to direct…
Read MoreOpt-Out Report
Opting Out: A Summary of Parental Rights Laws Relating to Opting Children Out of Certain Public School Classes and Activities Download Opt-Out Report July 9, 2025 Dear Parent, Grandparent, or Guardian, Parents have a fundamental, pre-political right to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their minor children. Contrary to a quickly-revised 2005 ruling by…
Read MoreJuneteenth Means Parental Rights
As the nation prepares to celebrate Juneteenth on Thursday, I’d like to remind you that true freedom involves parental rights—the liberty to raise your own family as you see fit. Juneteenth is the commemoration of the day that Federal troops under Major General Gordon Granger brought the news to Texas, at the end of the…
Read MoreTake Action: Laying the Groundwork for the Amendment
Right now, the Parental Rights Foundation is laying the groundwork to reintroduce the Parental Rights Amendment (PRA) in Congress later this summer. Last week, we were commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s touchstone parental rights case, Pierce v. Society of Sisters, which famously held that “[t]he child is not the mere creature of…
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