Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Federal judge tosses defamation lawsuits filed by Nick Sandmann against five media outlets
A federal judge has thrown out defamation lawsuits against five media companies filed by Nicholas Sandmann, the Kentucky student who was vilified over a viral video clip showing him standing face-to-face with a Native American activist at the Lincoln Memorial three years ago. Published July 27, 2022
22 states sue to stop Biden administration from linking school lunches to gender-identity agenda
Twenty-two Republican attorneys general sued Tuesday to block the Agriculture Department's newly announced guidance making student-lunch funds contingent on enforcing the Biden administration's gender-identity agenda. Published July 26, 2022
Lia Thomas knocked out of the running for 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year
University of Pennsylvania transgender athlete Lia Thomas captured a plethora of awards as a member of the women's swim team, but one of them won't be the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year. Published July 26, 2022
USC under federal probe for handling of alleged anti-Semitism against Jewish student leader
The University of Southern California is facing a federal probe over its handling of a high-profile case involving a Jewish student who resigned from student government, citing anti-Semitic harassment. Published July 26, 2022
80+ conservative groups urge Senate Republicans to oppose Respect for Marriage Act
More than 80 leading conservative groups on Tuesday urged Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in a letter to oppose the Respect for Marriage Act, arguing that the House-passed bill would go beyond codifying same-sex marriage and imperil religious freedom. Published July 26, 2022
Kamala Harris mocked after warning that women getting pregnant is ‘a real issue’
Congress needs to hurry up and codify abortion as a federal right because pregnant women are "a real issue," as far as Vice President Kamala Harris is concerned. Published July 25, 2022
Crackdown on pro-life pregnancy centers spurs free-speech uproar
Pro-life pregnancy centers are coming under increasing pressure to promote abortion or close shop, raising thorny questions about whether governments may compel speech in the name of combating deceptive advertising. Published July 25, 2022
Republicans blast House-passed contraception bill as ‘Trojan horse’ for abortion
The House passed legislation Thursday to enshrine contraception access in federal law, teeing up birth control as a campaign issue with a bill that Republicans decried as a threat to religious freedom and a "Trojan horse" for abortion. Published July 21, 2022
Pro-life group gets space next to abortion clinic in Dobbs case after move to New Mexico
The Mississippi abortion clinic at the center of the Supreme Court's recent abortion ruling is moving to New Mexico, and a pro-life effort is moving with it. Published July 21, 2022
‘Serial Killer’ podcast raises Gosnell warning with abortion laws in flux
The post-Roe blue-state drive to wipe out barriers to abortion has pro-life advocates worried about grisly worst-case scenarios, and the scenarios don't get any grislier than the Kermit Gosnell case. Published July 20, 2022
Hero Elisjsha Dicken stopped Indiana mall gunman in 15 seconds, not two minutes, police say
It turns out Elisjsha Dicken didn't need two minutes to take out the mass shooter terrorizing shoppers at a mall in Greenwood, Indiana. Published July 20, 2022
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer set to veto funding for adoption, pro-life pregnancy centers
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plans to use her line-item veto to strike more than $20 million from the state budget bill designed to encourage adoption and support pro-life pregnancy facilities, igniting an outcry from abortion foes. Published July 19, 2022
Trump shreds Pulitzer board over refusal to rescind award for Russia collusion stories
Former President Donald Trump accused the Pulitzer Prize Board of "running cover for the biggest reporting failure in modern history" after the panel stood by its 2018 award for stories stoking the Russia collusion narrative. Published July 19, 2022
Riley Gaines: Lia Thomas’ NCAA Woman of the Year nomination ‘insulting’ to female athletes
The University of Pennsylvania's decision to nominate transgender swimmer Lia Thomas as the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year is facing splashback from some female athletes. Published July 19, 2022
‘Good Samaritan’ who killed mall gunman was authorized under Indiana’s constitutional carry law
The good Samaritan hailed as a hero for taking out a mass shooter at an Indiana shopping mall was allowed to carry a firearm in public under the state's newly enacted constitutional carry law. Published July 18, 2022
Transgender inmate moved out of women’s facility in N.J. after impregnating two prisoners
A transgender prisoner believed to have impregnated two female inmates after being transferred to a women's prison has been removed from the New Jersey facility. Published July 18, 2022
Federal judge delivers blow to Biden administration’s gender-identity directives
The Biden administration has leaned heavily on the Supreme Court's Bostock decision to defend its gender identity directives on sports, pronouns and restrooms, but a federal judge is having none of it. Published July 17, 2022
UPenn nominates Lia Thomas as 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year
Swimmer Lia Thomas has been nominated for the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year award after a season in which the freestyler became the first male-born athlete to win a Division I women's title. Published July 15, 2022
Lawyer for Indiana abortion doctor warns of legal action against those who ‘smeared’ client
An attorney for Dr. Caitlin Bernard has threatened legal action against those who "smeared" her client, insisting the Indianapolis physician complied with the law in treating a 10-year-old Ohio girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion. Published July 15, 2022
Dick’s Sporting Goods hit with civil rights complaint over reimbursing workers for abortion travel
A conservative legal group has challenged Dick's Sporting Goods over its decision to pay for abortion travel, arguing that the policy discriminates against female employees who choose to give birth. Published July 14, 2022
