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Contact Governor Gianforte Now to Protect Innocent Families From Government Investigations
We’re thrilled to let you know about a major victory: yesterday, the Montana Senate passed H.B. 37 by a vote of 41 – 9. This bill provides critical protections for innocent children and families when they are falsely accused of child abuse or neglect. You can read H.B. 37 as passed by the Montana House…
Read MoreA Doctor’s Perspective on Parenting with Roger Smith
This week, we talk with Dr. Roger Smith, a physician and pediatrician, and author of Parenting with Influence: Shifting Your Parenting Style as You and Your Child Grow. Roger gives a doctor’s perspective on how you as a parent can work best with your child’s pediatrician. Plus, he lays out some principles for how to stay…
Read MorePlease Keep Calling in Support of Alabama HB 6, Fundamental Parental Rights!
Please continue to keep the calls and emails going to your Alabama state representative in support of H.B. 6, The Parental Rights Protection Act. This powerful bill introduced by Representative Kenneth Paschal will make Alabama the 16th state in the nation to protect parental rights as fundamental in state code. Now the battle to protect…
Read MoreFoote v. Ludlow
Read the Brief Parental rights are fundamental. And because of this, public schools cannot lie to parents and tell 11- and 12-year-old children to also lie to their parents. That is what our friend of the court brief to the First Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Foote, et al. v. Ludlow School…
Read MoreParental Rights and Strict Scrutiny with Hugh Phillips
This week, we talk with Hugh Phillips, a constitutional litigator at Liberty Counsel. Hugh has also served as a judicial law clerk for the Supreme Court of Alabama and he’s the author of a law review article entitled “Liberating Liberty: How the Glucksberg Test Can Solve the Supreme Court’s Confusing Jurisprudence on Parental Rights”. Hugh…
Read MoreBetter Outcomes for Families with Ernestine Gray
This week, we talk with former judge Ernestine Gray, who served for 35 years in the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court in Louisiana. During her tenure, the Orleans Juvenile Court went from what the New York Times described as “the worst juvenile court in the nation” to a model that other juvenile courts looked to for…
Read MoreParental Rights Fly-in Conference a Rousing Success
Attendees with Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (AZ), photo credit Representative Debbie Lesko’s office. Wow, what a week! This Monday through Wednesday, March 27-29, the Parental Rights Foundation hosted our first leaders’ conference in 8 years and our first fly-in ever. We gathered state leaders, board members, and top donors from around the country, and after a…
Read MoreBuilding a Better Support System, with Chelsea Sobolik
This week, we talk with Chelsea Sobolik, the Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy for Lifeline Children’s Services. Lifeline Children’s Services assists families with international adoption in all 50 states, each of the U.S. territories and U.S. citizens living abroad. Lifeline also serves women in unexpected pregnancies and families through domestic adoptions. Chelsea tells us about…
Read MoreEpisode Five: Restoring Classical Learning, with Jeremey Tate
This week, we talk with Jeremy Tate, founder of the Classic Learning Test. The Classic Learning Test, an alternative to the ACT and the SAT standardized tests, emphasizes classical texts and key threads of Western culture that have been neglected in mainstream American education. Jeremy breaks down the history of public education for us and explains…
Read MoreFoundation Files Brief with the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Critical Parental Rights Case
Today, the Parental Rights Foundation filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this federal court is just one step below the U.S. Supreme Court, so this critical case could determine the future of parental rights in our nation. Can…
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