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The Right to Criticize What Your Kids Are Taught (Terms and Conditions Apply)
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...
Remembering Dr. James Dobson – A Giant Among Men
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...
Arizona Public Schools Awash in Cash and Empty Classrooms: Why the ‘Underfunded’ Ruling is a Farce
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...
New Threat to Parental Rights: Legalized Child Trafficking
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,...
Faith and Family Prevail in Major Adoption Rights Case
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....
Supreme Court to Hear Cases Defending Women’s Sports Laws
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear two cases seeking to defend laws ensuring male athletes do not compete in girls’ and women’s sports to protect fairness, safety, and opportunities for female athletes. The cases from Idaho (Little v. Hecox) and West...
From Gavel to Gavel: Recapping our End of Session Webinar
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,...
Batting A Thousand: A Supreme Court Sweep for Freedom
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...
Supreme Court Clears Path for States to Defund Planned Parenthood
In a significant 6-3 decision announced today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that individuals cannot sue states for removing abortion providers from Medicaid programs. Justice Neil Gorsuch, writing for the majority on Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic,...
Word Games and Weak Science: What the Skrmetti Decision Teaches the Country… and the Times
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...
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