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In Newport Beach, surfing instructor Jason Murchison is being treated like "this Jesse-James-style criminal," as he puts it. The city has been in a legal dispute with Jason — a 41-year-old former Navy diver turned business owner — for a decade. He has seen code enforcement officers watching him from a boat. He has received citations in the m ...

 Countless families tell stories about long-ago ancestors. Some are well documented, while others have been passed down and modified from generation to generation like a years-long game of telephone. That latter category often includes stories about those who came to the New World on the Mayflower or were a Cherokee Indian princess. Most of those ...

In April 2023, the Sioux Falls School District eliminated its girl's gymnastics program for the 2023-24 school year, pointing to a decline in student interest and difficulty finding qualified coaches. In response, disappointed families filed a federal lawsuit against the school district alleging the decision to eliminate gymnastics violated the gy ...

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when all 50 states and the federal government declared public health emergencies, telehealth became a lifeline for Americans. Now, to patients' dismay, most states have rolled back telehealth access—disrupting care and putting lives at risk.   Emergency telehealth waivers  Telehealth, or telemedicine, ...

Apparently, it wasn't enough for the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to implement new rules in 2022 designed to cripple the fledgling craft brewery industry. After being sued by Clarksboro-based Death of the Fox Brewing Company, ABC now claims that its rules are unenforceable "guidance." But ABC's claims are contradicted by ...

After the University of Minnesota eliminated its century-plus-old varsity men's gymnastics team at the end of the 2021 school year, Evan Ng sued to try and save his team. Evan's legal claims were straightforward: Because the team was eliminated due to the University's aim to establish a quota for male athletes, the team's elimination violated the E ...

The state championships for Utah high school drill team concluded in early February. If you watched the competitions, you probably noticed there were no boys participating. That's by design, but it's also unconstitutional. Jayden Herman-Lopez graduated in 2021 from Granger High School in West Valley City. One of Jayden's cherished experiences in h ...

Colorado high school sophomore Taryn Petruncola has played the harp since she was six years old. Aside from the joy that playing the harp brings Taryn, she also enjoys helping others. Through the years, she's played for nursing homes and even during a family member's funeral. As part of a business class that Taryn recently took at a local commun ...

Title IX refers to a specific provision of the federal Education Amendments Act of 1972. The provision, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, states simply: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education progra ...