Originally published at: https://peakprosperity.com/good-news-friday-scotus-backs-opt-outs-on-lgbtq-lessons-men-barred-from-womens-olympics/
Woke Setbacks
The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Mahmoud v. Taylor that parents can opt their children out of Montgomery County schools’ lessons on LGBTQ+ themes that conflict with religious beliefs. Justice Alito wrote that the government cannot condition education on accepting such instruction. The case involved books on gender transitions and Pride without prior opt-out options. Justice Sotomayor dissented, warning of chaos for public schools.
The International Olympic Committee updated policies to exclude biological males from women’s events starting in 2028, reinstating sex testing via cheek swabs. Olympians, including Kaillie Humphries, Donna de Varona, Gary Hall Jr., and Martina Navratilova, welcomed the move for science-based fairness in women’s categories. Trans activists warned the policy could invite harassment and suicide risks.
In the UK, Girlguiding (similar to Girl Scouts in the US) announced that transgender girls must leave by September 6, limiting membership to biological girls and young women. The policy follows a UK Supreme Court ruling defining sex biologically and government guidance. LGBTQ+ advocates described the policy as exclusionary and harmful to trans youth.
Fortune 500 participation in the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index fell by over 60% since 2024. Companies including John Deere, Walmart, McDonald’s, IBM, and Meta withdrew amid reported consumer and shareholder concerns over DEI initiatives. Critics argue the index prioritizes adult choices in IVF, surrogacy, and same-sex parenting, which they link to higher risks of emotional and physical harm for children. However, the Human Rights Campaign stated that high-scoring companies achieve eight times higher net income.
US Politics
Republican attorneys general from Missouri and Louisiana obtained a 10-year consent decree in the Missouri v. Biden lawsuit. The decree bars federal agencies, including the Office of the Surgeon General, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, from coercing social media companies to suppress protected speech. It prohibits threats or directions that could influence content moderation decisions. The agreement follows litigation over reported government pressures related to COVID-19, election security, and Hunter Biden’s laptop. Senator Eric Schmitt called it the first operational check on federal censorship efforts. The US Department of Justice stated the settlement resolves the case without admitting wrongdoing and permits government flagging of content absent threats.
Rapper Afroman won a jury verdict against Ohio police officers who sued him over parody songs and videos mocking a warrantless raid on his home. The songs, such as “Will You Help Me Repair My Door?” and “Lemon Pound Cake,” incorporated security footage of the officers’ actions, which uncovered no evidence of crimes. The court upheld his First Amendment rights to criticize public officials through artistic expression. That said, the judge ordered Afroman to pay half the court costs, an unusual measure for a prevailing defendant.
More republican lawmakers have begun voicing opposition to deploying US troops in Iran amid rising tensions. Representative Nancy Mace said she would vote against funding ground operations and emphasized no American boots on Iranian soil. She walked out of a classified briefing, citing what she described as misleading information on objectives, including targeting Kharg Island. House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers and others requested clearer details on the Pentagon’s $200 billion supplemental funding request, initially presented as short-term. Congressional leaders highlighted their intent to avoid military entanglement. Meanwhile, a Fox News poll reportedly showed 77% of GOP voters support military action against Iran.
Privacy & Surveillance
The European Parliament voted to end untargeted mass scanning of private chats, passing an amendment that limits scanning to individuals or groups suspected of child sexual abuse by judicial authority. The measure passed by a narrow majority and aligns with the Parliament’s 2023 mandate, ahead of trilogue negotiations with EU governments before the interim regulation expires on April 6. Critics of prior voluntary scanning pointed to reported shortcomings, including 99% of reports from Meta, 48% false positives overwhelming police resources, criminalization of minors in consensual cases, and a 50% drop in reports from encrypted apps since 2022. Patrick Breyer attributed the outcome to citizen advocacy, favoring secure apps and targeted investigations. The EPP group described the rejection as leaving children unprotected.
European Politics
The European Parliament approved a negotiating mandate for the Returns Regulation by a 389-206 vote. The mandate supports stricter deportation procedures for illegal migrants, including detention up to 24 months, penalties for non-cooperation, wider entry bans, and potential return hubs outside the EU. A center-right coalition of EPP, ECR, ESN, and Patriots for Europe backed the framework, which emphasizes minimum harmonization and greater national control. Return rates have been low, with only one in five ordered departures executed. Amnesty International condemned the plans as punitive and lacking human rights assessments.
This news comes on the heels of right-wing parties gaining ground in recent elections. Germany’s AfD doubled its vote share to 19.5% in Rhineland-Palatinate, finishing third as the CDU won with 30% and ended the Social Democrats’ 35-year rule. France’s National Rally secured 3,019 mayoral seats, tripling its 2020 total, including Nice and socialist strongholds like La Flèche. Polls show Jordan Bardella at 35-36% in 2027 presidential scenarios. Denmark’s Dansk Folkeparti also tripled its support to 9.1% and won 16 seats, boosting its role on immigration and welfare. Relatedly, Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen then resigned following the Social Democrats’ election loss, attributed to immigration concerns amid 10% growth in the non-Western population.
Lastly, leaders met in Budapest for the first Patriots’ Grand Assembly, hosted by Viktor Orbán. Orbán called for reshaping the EU into an alliance of sovereign nations, opposing centralization, Ukraine’s accession, and migration. Attendees, including Marine Le Pen, Matteo Salvini, Geert Wilders, and Santiago Abascal, adopted the Budapest Proclamation advocating national control, stricter borders, and cultural autonomy. Renew Europe President Valérie Hayer denounced the participants as advancing foreign interests.
Health
Lawyers from Informed Consent Action Network petitioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to update the Vaccine Injury Table, threatening a lawsuit over HHS’s failure to include injuries linked to routine vaccines based on federal studies. The petition lists associations such as Guillain-Barré syndrome with MMR, Hep A, Hep B, flu, HPV, meningococcal, polio, varicella, and DTaP vaccines. Conditions include seizures, Bell’s palsy, multiple sclerosis, autism, myocarditis, and SIDS. A 2012 Institute of Medicine report and others are referenced. The petition urges compliance with the 1986 Vaccine Act for compensation without proving causation. Kennedy has pledged reforms to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Vaccine law experts criticized the petition’s interpretation of requirements as misreading government reviews.
At the state level, legislation proposed in Minnesota, Arizona, and Tennessee aims to designate COVID-19 mRNA injections as biological weapons of mass destruction. Minnesota’s bill would classify them as such. Tennessee’s mRNA Bioweapons Prohibition Act would ban their manufacture, possession, or distribution as a Class B felony, and Arizona’s would impose terrorism charges. Proponents cite reported global injuries and deaths exceeding 17 million, claiming violations of biological weapons conventions and ethical codes.
Sources
Missouri v. Biden Settlement Bars Feds from Pressuring Social Media for 10 Years
This is the first real, operational restraint on the federal censorship machine.
EU Parliament Strikes Down Mass Chat Scanning in Historic Privacy Victory
A majority in the European Parliament voted today to end the untargeted mass scanning of private communications.
European Parliament Greenlights ‘Era of Deportations’ in Right-Wing Migration Victory
The era of deportations has begun!
GOP Lawmakers Led by Nancy Mace Break with Trump on Iran: ‘We Were Misled’
We were misled.
AfD Doubles Vote Share to 19.5% in Western German State Election
AfD came third with 19.5 percent of the vote, more than double the result it received at the last state election five years ago when it got 8.3 percent.
RN’s Local Election Breakthrough Boosts Bardella’s 2027 Presidential Lead
Jordan Bardella well ahead of every other candidate in the 2027 presidential race
Afroman’s Parody Rap Delivers Knockout Free Speech Win Against Police
A jury agreed, at least insofar as finding him protected in his parody and public portrayal of the officers.
Three States Propose Labeling COVID mRNA Shots as Weapons of Mass Destruction
Three U.S. states – Minnesota, Arizona, and Tennessee – have now introduced legislation designating COVID-19 mRNA injections as “Biological Weapons of Mass Destruction.”
European Patriots Unite in Budapest to Remake the EU
“Take over the leadership of the European Union” and transform it into “an alliance of sovereign nations.”
Lawyers Threaten Lawsuit Unless RFK Jr. Expands Vaccine Injury Compensation Table
A group of lawyers is demanding U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. add to the list of vaccine injuries included in the federal government’s vaccine injury table, or face possible legal action.
Denmark’s Far Right Surges Back: Dansk Folkeparti Triples Support
Denmark’s far right surged, and it matters again
Girlguiding Orders Transgender Girls to Leave by September 6th
Transgender girls must leave Girlguiding by September the 6th.
Danish PM Frederiksen Resigns After Immigration Backlash Crushes Social Democrats
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Wednesday submitted her government’s resignation to the king after her three-party coalition suffered a crushing defeat in the general election
Fortune 500 Companies Flee HRC’s Pro-LGBT Equality Index as Cultural Tide Shifts: Report
Fortune 500 companies are abandoning pro-LGBT ‘equality index’ as ‘cultural tide’ shifts: report
Supreme Court Rules for Parents’ Right to Opt Out of LGBTQ School Lessons
And a government cannot condition the benefit of free public education on parents’ acceptance of such instruction.
Olympians Celebrate IOC Ban on Biological Males in Women’s Sports
Today is a great day for women’s sports and a big win in the Olympic world.
In addition to sources submitted by community members, the following were also used in the creation of this report: justice.gov, Crime Talk with Scott Reisch, Legal Bytes, Lauren Neidigh, Fox News, Zchat, ex-Saksan uutiset, Amnesty International, Reuters, BBC, Renew Europe President Valérie Hayer, Dorit Reiss, Axios, Guardian Opinion, PinkNews, HRC.org, SCOTUSblog, Oyez, and Benjamin Ryan, Alejandra Caraballo.