Nebraska Passes Law Similar to Arkansas’ Protecting Women’s Sports

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On May 29, Nebraska’s legislature passed L.B. 89 protecting fairness in women’s sports. The law is similar to a measure Arkansas passed in 2021. It generally prevents biological males from competing against girls in women’s athletics at school.

Our friends at The Washington Stand write,

Since 2008, SheWon.org has catalogued 2,242 female athletes losing out on 3,126 medals to males in 1,311 competitions in 46 sports. The website has tracked almost 900 first place finishes in women’s competitions that have been claimed by males who identify as transgender.

As the trend of males being allowed to compete against females has grown, the number of injuries sustained by women and girls while competing against males has also grown accordingly. Recent examples include a field hockey player and multiple basketball players in Massachusetts, a volleyball player in North Carolina, dozens of players in an Australian soccer league, and more.

We have written repeatedly about how women’s athletics is in jeopardy.

Female swimmers, powerlifters, cyclists, sprinters, volleyball players, and others have seen their sports radically changed by men who claim to be women.

Letting men compete in women’s sports is unfair and reverses more than 50 years of advancements for women. In some cases, as The Washington Stand notes, it can even be dangerous.

That’s why it is so important that Arkansas passed Act 461 in 2021 to prevent male athletes from competing against girls in women’s athletics at school.

This good law was one of the first of its kind in the nation. To date, some 29 states have passed similar measures protecting fairness in women’s sports.

It’s also worth noting that pollsters at Gallup have found most Americans agree that athletes should compete according to their biological sex — not their gender identity.

We appreciate our lawmakers who work hard to protect fairness in women’s sports both in Arkansas and across the country.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

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Arkansas “Medical” Marijuana Sales Hit New Highs

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News outlets report that “medical” marijuana dispensaries in Arkansas sold nearly one and a half tons more marijuana during the first five months of 2025 than during the same time period in 2024.

Data from the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration shows dispensaries are on track to sell record amounts of “medical” marijuana this year. Overall, Arkansans are spending more than $800,000 per day on marijuana, on average.

We said in 2016 that “medical” marijuana would give people an opportunity to use it recreationally — and there is plenty of evidence showing that has been the case.

The truth is all marijuana is harmful — whether it is marketed as “medical” marijuana or “recreational” marijuana.

Marijuana has been tied to a number of deadly heart problems — including heart attack, heart failure, and stroke.

Experts have found heavy marijuana users face higher risks of paranoia, memory loss, schizophrenia, and other serious problems.

Marijuana use during pregnancy also has been shown time and time again to hurt unborn children and newborns.

Nationwide, marijuana products are sending kids to the emergency room.

And instead of decreasing crime, marijuana legalization has actually emboldened drug cartels and increased the flow of illegal marijuana across America over the past decade.

The tax revenue that states receive from marijuana sales does not justify the damage that marijuana causes.

All of this simply underscores what we have said for years: Marijuana may be many things, but “harmless” simply is not one of them.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

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U.S. Supreme Court Rules Religious Outreach Qualifies as Religious Activity

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The following is a press release from Alliance Defending Freedom:

Thursday, Jun 5, 2025

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch regarding a decision Thursday from the U.S. Supreme Court in Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission in which the court unanimously overturned a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling that said Catholic Charities was not a religious organization because the way it served the poor and needy was not religious enough. ADF attorneys filed a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of By the Hand Club for Kids, an Illinois ministry, in support of overturning the Wisconsin court ruling:

“Government has no business second-guessing the way a faith organization lives out its ministry. When the government distinguishes among religions based on theological differences in their provision of services, it unconstitutionally entangles church and state—at the expense of ministries that live out their faith, at least in part, through serving their communities. The U.S. Supreme Court rightly struck down the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s ruling that would have allowed government officials to inevitably favor religious views and activities they are familiar with, while excluding those that are either unfamiliar or disfavored. Religious ministries that aid a diverse range of people outside their congregations are still engaged in religious activity, and we applaud the court for upholding these core First Amendment freedoms unanimously.”

Alliance Defending Freedom is an alliance-building, non-profit legal organization committed to protecting religious freedom, free speech, parental rights, and the sanctity of life.

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