Yesterday, the Department of Justice announced a new initiative to “address the rise in criminal conduct directed toward school personnel.” The action comes following a letter from the National School Boards Association to the Biden administration last week likening the activities of concerned parents at school board meetings to “domestic terrorism and hate crimes.” In … Read more
Today, the U.S. Department of Justice under President Biden reportedly issued statements of interest in two cases expressing opposition to West Virginia’s law prohibiting biological males from competing in women’s sports and Arkansas’ law prohibiting doctors from prescribing puberty blockers, hormones, surgeries and other treatments to children for the purposes of helping them live as … Read more
WASHINGTON – In a letter sent this week to Attorney General William Barr, the American Principles Project urged the US government and Department of Justice to halt the repatriation of stolen assets to Nigeria until human rights abuses and the endemic corruption in the country are addressed. Human rights groups have documented that under the … Read more
From APP executive director Terry Schilling’s op-ed in The American Conservative: Pornography has been a hot topic in the news recently, and not just because of coronavirus. Over the past several months, there has been a growing chorus of leaders calling for an increasingly out-of-control porn industry to finally be held accountable. And as more evidence … Read more
Yesterday, the US Department of Justice filed a statement of interest arguing that women athletes should not be forced to compete against biological males in school sports. The brief, which was filed in response to a lawsuit brought by high school girl athletes against the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC), made clear that rewriting athletic … Read more
WASHINGTON — Today, Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr urging the Department of Justice to open an investigation into Pornhub and its parent company, MindGeek Holding SARL. The letter referred to evidence that Pornhub has facilitated the distribution of media showing the abuse of sexually trafficked women and children, … Read more
WASHINGTON — Today, Prof. Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University and founder of American Principles Project, sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr requesting clarification on the Department of Justice’s policy regarding obscenity laws. Specifically, Prof. George asked if the DOJ believes these laws could be used to regulate online … Read more
WASHINGTON – On Friday, four Members of Congress sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr urging the Department of Justice to prioritize the enforcement of existing obscenity statutes in order to crack down on illegal pornography. The letter called attention to the many social harms which have resulted from the recent explosion in obscene … Read more