Commandments Win in Court — and More Good News From This Week

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Here’s a quick recap of the week’s top stories from Family Council and our friends:

From Family Council

Federal Court Clears Way for Ten Commandments in Louisiana Schools: A federal appeals court sided with Louisiana on Friday in a case over displaying the Ten Commandments in public schools. Keep Reading.

Family Council Joins Legal Brief Against Mail-Order Abortion Drugs: On February 13, Family Council joined 43 other pro-life leaders in a legal brief challenging mail-order abortion drugs. Keep Reading.

Huge Legal Win for Detransitioner: A New York jury recently awarded a detransitioner $2 million in damages for the harm that was done to her. Keep Reading.

New York Hospital Stops Performing Sex-Change Surgeries on Kids: A major New York City hospital announced last week it will stop performing sex-change surgeries on children. Keep Reading.

Arkansas’ Tax Revenue from Sports Betting Likely Comes at a High Cost: Arkansas collected over $7 million in sports betting tax revenue in 2025, but the real cost to Arkansas families may be much higher. Keep Reading.

New York Times Finally Admits America Has “a Marijuana Problem”: The editorial board at The New York Times recently published a stunning admission titled, “It’s Time for America to Admit That It Has a Marijuana Problem.” Keep Reading.

California Authorities Shut Down Four Illegal Marijuana Dispensaries in Major Raid: California authorities shut down four illegal marijuana dispensaries and arrested nine people in a coordinated raid that seized hundreds of pounds of illegal drugs. Keep Reading.

The Epstein Files, Pagan History, and Christian Morality: Years ago, before Epstein, the #MeToo movement, or even same-sex “marriage,” talk show host and Jewish theologian Dennis Prager wrote a fascinating article called “Judaism’s Sexual Revolution.” Keep Reading.

Arkansas A.G. Demands Answers on YouTube Censorship: Last week, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin joined 15 other state attorneys general in a letter demanding that executives at Google and YouTube explain YouTube’s decision to censor conservative content. Keep Reading.

Bad News: Racing Commission Approves FanDuel, DraftKings to Partner with Arkansas Casinos: On Thursday the Arkansas Racing Commission approved sports betting license applications by FanDuel and DraftKings. DraftKings reportedly will partner with Southland Casino in West Memphis, and FanDuel will partner with Oaklawn Casino in Hot Springs. Keep Reading.

From Our Friends

Montgomery County Must Pay $1.5 Million to Religious Parents After Supreme Court Ruling. From Daily Citizen.

Teen Marijuana Use Doubles Chances of Future Psychotic Disorders, Study Finds. From The Washington Stand.

Texas AG Ken Paxton Sues to Stop Abortion Pills From Flooding the State. From LifeNews.

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Arkansas A.G. Demands Answers on YouTube Censorship

Big Tech,

Last week, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin joined 15 other state attorneys general in a letter demanding that executives at Google and YouTube explain YouTube’s decision to censor conservative content.

The letter says that last September, YouTube’s parent company, Alphabet, Inc., publicly admitted that Senior Biden Administration officials “conducted repeated and sustained outreach to Alphabet and pressed the Company regarding certain user-generated content related to the COVID-19 pandemic that did not violate its policies.”

The letter also notes that YouTube removed video footage of gatherings and events posted by conservative organizations.

To ensure YouTube is complying with consumer protection laws, the letter asks YouTube’s executives a series of questions about how the platform reviews, moderates, and flags video content, and it requests documents showing how YouTube treated conservative video channels like The Daily Wire and CPAC.

Unfortunately, we have seen tech companies and other corporations censor conservatives on their platforms in recent years — and sometimes it seems like our own government is the one pushing the censorship.

In 2024, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg wrote a letter to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee saying the Biden Administration “pressured” his teams to censor content related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

And congressional testimony and news stories have highlighted how federal officials allegedly pressured financial institutions to cancel bank accounts and suspend financial services for conservative organizations.

We deeply appreciate Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin joining with his colleagues in holding tech companies accountable.

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Racing Commission Approves FanDuel, DraftKings to Partner with Arkansas Casinos

Gambling,

On Thursday the Arkansas Racing Commission approved sports betting license applications by FanDuel and DraftKings.

DraftKings reportedly will partner with Southland Casino in West Memphis, and FanDuel will partner with Oaklawn Casino in Hot Springs.

Nationwide, sports betting is now legal in 39 states, and in Arkansas people wager an average of nearly $1.8 million on it every day. But a growing body of evidence shows sports betting is harmful — and that Internet sports betting is especially destructive.

Studies indicate people who gamble on sports may be twice as likely to suffer from gambling problems. When sports gambling happens online, the rate is even higher.

A study by Northwestern University found that for every dollar spent on sports betting, household investment falls by an average of $2. Researchers at UCLA estimate that online sportsbooks are linked to an increase of roughly 30,000 more bankruptcies per year nationwide.

Some online sportsbooks have actually produced advertisements that seem to promote compulsive gambling and other problem-gambling behavior.

In 2023, FanDuel released one commercial that showed people so focused on sports betting that they ignored everyone else around them.

Another ad promoted taking advantage of every opportunity to gamble.

In 2024, FanDuel aired commercials encouraging people to gamble on “surprising” hunches — including powerful hunches that strike between football plays.

More recent commercials advertise “playoff mode” with promotional offers such as $300 in “bonus bets.”

Gamblers who ignore loved ones, wager nonstop, or place bets “on a hunch” quite possibly suffer from gambling addiction, and high-end promotional offers may appeal to people who struggle with gambling problems.

Sports betting is out of control. It’s corrupting sports, and it’s ruining lives.

Tax revenue from gambling has not improved Arkansas’ roads or boosted the economy. As powerful corporations try to make gambling part of everyday life, it’s important for Arkansas to protect its citizens and families from predatory gambling.

Otherwise gambling addiction will simply continue wrecking lives and hurting families in our state.

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