Posts by Sheila Roberts
Legislatures are Heating Up for the 2023 Session
It’s the time of year when many state legislatures convene for their new session, and already parental rights are a prominent issue in proposed new legislation. Some are “reasonable independence” bills, which aim to exclude from the definition of “neglect” certain activities some parents may reasonably allow their children to do on their own as…
Read MoreParental Rights Fly-in Coming This March
I’m so excited! For the first time in nine years (and only the second time in our history), we are gathering our state coordinators from across the country for a Parental Rights Leadership Fly-in this March! You might think we have bigger things to be excited about right now, like the pending reintroduction of the…
Read MoreLaunching the New Year with Exciting Events
Welcome to 2023! It’s going to be a huge year for parental rights, and we can’t wait to get it started! In the coming days, we’ll see state legislatures convene and take up legislation to support fundamental parental rights. And the Parental Rights Amendment is coming back to the U.S. Congress, as well! We’ll also…
Read MoreIn The Interest Of S.K. and L.K., Children
Read the brief. On Friday, we filed a major amicus curiae (Latin for “friend of the court”) brief with the Texas Supreme Court in a grandparent visitation case. Our brief argued that courts should not overrule parents’ wishes unless the parents are proven to be unfit by “clear and convincing” evidence. Our brief was filed…
Read MoreParental Rights Foundation Files Amicus Brief With Texas Supreme Court
On Friday, we filed a major amicus curiae (Latin for “friend of the court”) brief with the Texas Supreme Court in a grandparent visitation case. Our brief argued that courts should not overrule parents’ wishes unless the parents are proven to be unfit by “clear and convincing” evidence. You can read the brief here. We…
Read MoreUnder the Hood: Exciting Plans for 2023
“These are the times that try men’s souls.” Those are the words I used as I began a keynote speech recently at a gala in Houston, Texas. Those words weren’t something a politician said on the nightly news the other evening. These were the words of Thomas Paine in a pamphlet he wrote titled “The…
Read MoreOur Biggest Court Victory of 2022!
It was our biggest court victory of 2022: the District of Columbia surrendered to a preliminary injunction against DC’s Minor Consent for Vaccinations Amendment Act of 2020, choosing to settle out of court and repeal their law rather than appeal their case. You may recall that the law would have allowed children as young as…
Read MoreToday is Giving Tuesday!
This week, Parental Rights Foundation president Will Estrada and executive director Michael Ramey host a special discussion about Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday is a day to give back to nonprofits and charitable organizations, and it’s today, November 29th! Michael and Will discuss the mission of the Parental Rights Foundation and give us a snapshot into how the…
Read MoreDouble Your Investment in Parental Rights Today Only
Today is #GivingTuesday, the day set aside to “give back” by supporting charities and nonprofits you care about. And thanks to our generous supporters, any gift up to a total of $15,000 to the Parental Rights Foundation will be matched today only. That means that for every dollar you give to support our work in…
Read MoreParental Rights and Vaccines, with Rolf Hazlehurst
This week, we talk with Rolf Hazlehurst, Rolf is a senior attorney with Children’s Health Defense and has been actively engaged in the practice of law since 1995. Rolf breaks down the history of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, which should help families of children with vaccine-related medical injuries receive justice, but often just…
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