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SCOTUS Upholds Parents’ Right to Opt Out Their Kids from Sexually Explicit Classroom Instruction

WASHINGTON — Today, in Mahmoud v. Taylor, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld parents’ right to opt out their children from receiving inappropriate and sexually explicit classroom instruction. This ruling is a huge victory for parental rights and religious liberty and APP President, Terry Schilling, outlined the facts and importance of this case in a recent op-ed. Terry Schilling also released the … Read more

SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Protecting Kids from Online Pornography

APP rally at the Supreme Court, January 15, 2025

WASHINGTON — Today, the U. S. Supreme Court upheld Texas law that requires age verification for adult websites in Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton. This past January, American Principles Project (APP) hosted a rally outside SCOTUS to encourage a pro-family verdict, and APP also submitted an amicus brief arguing in support of this verdict. … Read more

SCOTUS Rules that Kids Are Safe from Dangerous Transgender Agenda

WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s law prohibiting transgender procedures for minors in United States v. Skrmetti. In October 2024, American Principles Project (APP) filed an amicus brief urging the court to rule in favor of children and families who are under constant attack from the left’s gender insanity. Tennessee’s statute bans … Read more

APP Leads SCOTUS Rally to Support Protecting Kids Online

Yesterday, American Principles Project (APP) led a coalition of lawmakers, groups, and activists in a rally at the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Texas’s law protecting children online. The rally took place ahead of oral arguments in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, a case addressing whether states may require adult websites to implement age … Read more

APP Files Brief in SCOTUS Case Backing Texas Age-Verification Law

Supreme Court photograph (public domain)

On Friday, American Principles Project (APP) filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court supporting Texas’s law requiring age verification for adult websites as part of the upcoming case Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton. The brief argues that “obscenity as to minors” is not protected speech under the First Amendment and that the technological assumptions in previous related cases are outdated, … Read more

APP Files Brief in SCOTUS Case Backing Tenn. Ban on Child Sex Changes

Today, American Principles Project (APP) filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court supporting Tennessee’s law prohibiting sex-change drugs and surgeries for minors as part of the upcoming case United States v. Skrmetti. The brief argues that Tennessee’s law is both constitutional and necessary, given that more evidence is emerging every day calling into question … Read more

Supreme Court to Review Texas Law Protecting Kids from Adult Content Online

Today, the Supreme Court announced it would hear a challenge to Texas’ law requiring age verification for adult websites to prevent underage access. Oral arguments for Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton are expected to take place later this year. American Principles Project (APP) has been a leading group pushing for the adoption of age verification … Read more

Supreme Court to Rule on Banning Sex Changes for Minors

Today, the Supreme Court announced it would hear a challenge to Tennessee’s law restricting sex-change drugs and procedures for minors. Oral arguments for United States v. Skrmetti are expected to take place later this year. In response, Terry Schilling, president of American Principles Project (APP), released the following statement: “Over the last few years, efforts … Read more

Supreme Court Upholds Free Speech over LGBT Authoritarianism

Today, the Supreme Court issued its decision in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, ruling that government authorities may not compel a graphic designer to create a website celebrating a same-sex marriage if doing so violates her beliefs. Such coercion is in violation of the First Amendment, according to the Court’s majority. In response, Terry Schilling, … Read more

APP Hails Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade

Today, the Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that state restrictions on abortion are constitutional, overturning the Court’s previous holding in Roe v. Wade. The decision puts abortion policy back under control of state governments. In response, Terry Schilling, president of American Principles Project (APP) released the following statement applauding the … Read more