5 Minutes for Families

Scottsdale parents caught their district exposing elementary students to LGBT propaganda hidden in a lesson about the Tuskegee Airmen. When confronted, SUSD admitted it happened but tried to minimize the damage with word games and misdirection. The district's...

Just over a month ago, the Supreme Court handed parents a major victory in Mahmoud v. Taylor. The judge ruled that Maryland’s Montgomery County could not force families of faith to keep their kids in LGBT lessons that violated their values. The First Amendment...

Dear Friends, Today, our hearts are heavy as we bid farewell to a man who fundamentally changed the landscape of Christian family, leadership, and advocacy in America. Dr. James C. Dobson, who passed into eternity at age 89, was not simply a leader—he was a visionary...

A Maricopa County judge recently ruled that Arizona's K-12 school facilities funding system violates our state Constitution, siding with four school districts in a lawsuit that began in 2017. This decision exemplifies how dysfunctional public school capital spending...

California lawmakers have introduced Assembly Bill 495, the "Family Preparedness Plan Act of 2025," aimed at shielding unlawful immigrants from deportation by creating alternative guardianship arrangements. However, in their rush to obstruct immigration enforcement,...

We're back! After a month away, Five Minutes for Families returns with encouraging news on the religious liberty front. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (not known for defending Christian values) delivered a major victory for religious freedom in adoption! In Bates v....

Thank you to everyone who joined our "From Gavel to Gavel" webinar examining recent victories for Arizona families at both the state legislature and U.S. Supreme Court. We're especially grateful to our distinguished panelists—Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen,...

I am keeping the baseball theme alive in this week’s Five Minutes for Families because the U.S. Supreme Court batted 1.000 this term and pitched a perfect game today. Of the five cases directly affecting Center for Arizona Policy pillars of Life, Family, Parental...

 As Americans, we instinctively recoil at the word "ban." It strikes at our core values of liberty and freedom—and progressives understand this, implicitly. That is why they deliberately attach this loaded term to policies they want to defeat.   Want to restrict...

It’s June! Among other summer pastimes, this is the month for Supreme Court watching. The trend is clear: the more important and controversial a decision is—the more likely it is to be released in June. Court watchers have speculated on the reasons for this for...