Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Media’s stress on all-male South Carolina court overlooks that men decided Roe
Rarely is it reported that an all-male court decided Roe v. Wade, but the sex of the justices was the main media takeaway from the South Carolina Supreme Court's ruling in favor of the state's fetal heartbeat law. Published August 24, 2023
Parents’ rights battles go back to school as Democrats continue pushing transgender, CRT curricula
Parents' rights groups and their Republican allies have won some key education battles recently over leftist lessons in U.S. classrooms, but with the start of a new school year, defenders of transgender rights, critical race theory and LGBTQ curricula are regrouping for Round 2. Published August 24, 2023
Climate activists crash Massachusetts governor’s swanky Democratic fundraiser
Climate activists turned Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey's exclusive fundraiser on Nantucket Island into something of an unnatural disaster. Published August 23, 2023
Powerlifting raises bar for transgender athletes after lifter smashes women’s records
The International Powerlifting Federation has tightened its transgender policy after a 40-year-old male-born lifter broke multiple women's records at a meet this month in Canada. Published August 22, 2023
California library kicks out ex-college soccer player for ‘misgendering’ transgender athletes
A former college soccer player and conservative activist was kicked out of a California public library after she was accused of "misgendering" biological males who identify as female during a presentation on fairness in women's sports. Published August 22, 2023
Appeals court allows Alabama to enforce ban on gender-transition drugs for minors
Alabama may enforce its ban on gender-transition drugs and surgeries for minors after a federal appeals court lifted a lower court's block on the 2022 law as the hot-button issue moves from the state legislatures to the legal system. Published August 21, 2023
Transgender powerlifter Anne Andres stokes backlash by breaking women’s records
Few Americans may have heard of Canadian powerlifter Anne Andres, but the record-smashing athlete is quickly emerging as the north-of-the-border version of Lia Thomas. Published August 21, 2023
Project Veritas drama: James O’Keefe under investigation as layoffs roil journalism outfit
Founder James O'Keefe, who was forced out by the board in February, is under investigation by the Westchester County district attorney in New York for undisclosed reasons, a probe that comes after Project Veritas accused him of spending donor funds on personal luxuries. Published August 18, 2023
Court rejects Nick Sandmann’s bid to revive defamation claims against news outlets
A federal appeals court refused to resurrect former Covington Catholic student Nicholas Sandmann's defamation lawsuits against five news outlets, ruling that their lopsided coverage of his encounter with an American Indian activist conveyed opinion and was therefore protected speech. Published August 17, 2023
N.C. bans biological men in female sports, medical transitions for minors in veto overrides
North Carolina became the latest state to ban male-born athletes from female sports and gender-transition procedures for minors as the Republican supermajority overrode Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's vetoes. Published August 16, 2023
Youngkin administration tells Fairfax to ‘follow the law’ after district defies transgender policy
The Fairfax County superintendent's decision to defy Virginia's newly released policy on transgender students isn't sitting well with Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin. Published August 16, 2023
Pride Month backlash leads to first quarterly sales drop for Target in six years
Target slashed its annual earnings forecast after its quarterly sales dropped for the first time in six years, a decline attributed to inflation, retail theft, and the consumer boycott over the retail giant's transgender-themed Pride Month collection. Published August 16, 2023
Pro-life leaders press GOP candidates to defend abortion limits as state ballot fights loom
Last week's constitutional amendment vote in Ohio is just the start of a wide-ranging plan to obliterate abortion limits in red states, say pro-life advocates, who are urging Republican leaders, starting with the presidential primary candidates, to fight back. Published August 15, 2023
Court rules in favor of pro-life activists arrested for D.C. sidewalk chalking
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that pro-life activists arrested for sidewalk chalking outside a Planned Parenthood during the Black Lives Matter heyday were likely victims of viewpoint discrimination, reviving a case that a lower court had dismissed. Published August 15, 2023
Campaign walks back RFK’s support for three-month federal abortion limit
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has broken with the Democratic Party on any number of issues, but he apparently went too far by coming out in favor of federal gestational limits on abortion. Published August 14, 2023
Stanford diversity dean resigns after confronting Trump-backed judge at student protest
The Stanford Law School diversity dean will step down after her much-criticized scolding of a conservative federal judge who was shouted down by student protesters at a campus appearance. Published July 21, 2023
Protesters in racial riots cash in from settlements on claims of police abuse
The 2020 Black Lives Matter protests and riots resulted in as much as $2 billion in property damage, but some of the hardest-hit cities are now paying the demonstrators. Published July 20, 2023
Snowboarding coach sues school after being fired for views on transgender athletes
A Vermont snowboarding coach fired for violating the school's policy against "hazing, harassment, and bullying" over his views about transgender athletes has sued to get his job back, accusing school officials of breaching his free-speech rights. Published July 19, 2023
Transgender Biden official says hormones can help children avoid ‘the wrong puberty’
Those state bans on gender-transition treatment for minors are a problem because it means children risk going through "the wrong puberty," according to a top Biden administration health official. Published July 18, 2023
Supporters fight to resurrect Albany Hill cross after city pulls down California landmark
Dorena Osborn knew the city planned to remove her beloved Albany Hill cross from its perch overlooking California's East Bay, but it was still a shock when she arrived at the hillside last month to find the giant landmark missing. Published July 18, 2023
