Weekly Rewind – Family Council

Life in the Dock, Prayer in Schools, and Commandments in Court: New This Week

Jan 30, 2026Jerry CoxCurrent EventsUpdate, Weekly Rewind

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

From Family Council

Legal Challenge Seeks to Overturn Arkansas’ Pro-Life Law: On Wednesday, attorneys with a pro-abortion group filed a lawsuit in Pulaski County to overturn Arkansas laws that generally prohibit abortion except to save the life of the mother. Keep Reading.

Atheist Group Targets Arkansas School District Over Student Prayer: The Freedom From Religion Foundation has once again targeted religious expression in Arkansas. Keep Reading.

Family Council Joins Legal Brief Asking Supreme Court to Protect Parental Rights: On Wednesday, Family Council joined 65 other organizations in a legal brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to defend parental rights and stop a California school district’s secret social gender transition policy. Keep Reading.

Celebrities Push to Let Boys Compete Against Girls in Sports: The ACLU recently released a 30-second video featuring nine celebrities urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down laws protecting girls’ sports. The ad aired as justices heard arguments in two key cases that will determine whether states can keep boys out of girls’ athletics. Keep Reading.

Watch Arkansans Rally for Life in This Video: Pro-lifers in Arkansas recently gathered to celebrate the sanctity and dignity of human life. You can watch video from the 2026 March for Life on our website. Keep Reading.

Federal Courts Weigh Ten Commandments in Schools: A federal appeals court heard arguments last week in cases that could determine how states display the Ten Commandments in public buildings. Keep Reading.

Assisted Suicide Puts Pressure on Vulnerable Patients: Despite the claim that assisted-suicide laws contain “safeguards,” patients facing expensive medical care also face pressure to opt for assisted suicide or euthanasia. Keep Reading.

Guest Column: Where Has All the Creativity Gone? Is This The Worst-Ever Era of American Pop Culture? That was the question asked by a recent Atlantic article about the sheer number of prequels, sequels, remakes, and expanding “cinematic universes.” Keep Reading.

From Our Friends

Abortion Pill Exposed: Live Action investigation and report reveal dangers of abortion pill. From Live Action.

Children’s Rights Should Always Come Before Adults’ Desires. From Daily Citizen.

Texas AG Ken Paxton Sues to Stop Abortion Pills From Out of State. From LifeNews.

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

Life, Liberty, and Litigation: Here are This Week’s Top Stories

Jan 23, 2026Jerry CoxCurrent EventsUpdate, Weekly Rewind

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

From Family Council

Despite Cold, Arkansans March for Life in Little Rock: On Sunday, Arkansans gathered in Little Rock to mark the state’s 48th annual March for Life. Keep Reading.

Pro-Life Isn’t Just a Slogan. It’s a Lifestyle. Contrary to what many people claim, pro-lifers — and Christians as a whole — are among those who are most likely to support women and children, and they tend to be more charitable than the general population. Keep Reading.

Planned Parenthood PAC Inactive in Arkansas: Planned Parenthood’s most recent political action committee report shows the organization did not spend any money campaigning in Arkansas during the final three months of 2025. Keep Reading.

U of A Rescinds Job Offer to Applicant Who Signed Legal Brief Against Fairness in Women’s Sports Law: The University of Arkansas School of Law has withdrawn a job offer to an applicant who signed a legal brief against a state law protecting fairness in women’s sports last November. Keep Reading.

Authorities Announce Sports Betting Indictments: On January 15, the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI announced indictments against 26 people in connection with an alleged bribery and point-shaving scheme to fix NCAA basketball games and Chinese Basketball Association games. Keep Reading.

Arkansas Lottery Launches New $50,000 Scratch-Off Ticket: The Arkansas Lottery continues its troubling pattern of rolling out expensive scratch-off tickets designed to entice gamblers with big prizes and long odds. Keep Reading.

Assisted Suicide’s Slippery Slope to Broader Killing: History shows us that assisted suicide laws never stay limited. Countries like Canada, Belgium, and the Netherlands have allowed assisted suicide and euthanasia for mental illness, depression, and dementia. Keep Reading.

New Legal Counsel Takes Over Arkansas A.G.’s Lawsuit Against Temu: Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin’s office has new legal counsel overseeing its court battle against Chinese company Temu for allegedly deceiving Arkansans and illegally accessing their personal data. Keep Reading.

State of Arkansas Reopens Submissions for Pro-Life Monument to the Unborn: The State of Arkansas has reopened submissions for a planned monument to the unborn on the Capitol lawn. Keep Reading.

Supreme Court to Decide on Women’s Sports Protections: On January 13, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments over whether states can protect fairness in women’s sports. Keep Reading.

From Our Friends

Federal Court Hears Arguments in Dual Ten Commandments Cases. From The Washington Stand.

The March for Life Continues. From Breakpoint.

The Abortion Pill is 22 Times More Dangerous Than Planned Parenthood Says. From LifeNews.

Research Shows Marriage Changes People for the Better in Newlywed Years. From Daily Citizen.

Celebs Lobby Against Keeping Boys Out of Women’s Sports in ACLU Ad. From Daily Citizen.

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

Hyde and Seek: Big Pro-Life Battles + Arkansas News This Week

Jan 16, 2026Jerry CoxCurrent EventsUpdate, Weekly Rewind

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

From Family Council

Family Council Joins Letter Urging Congress, President to Stand By the Hyde Amendment: Last Friday, Family Council joined more than 70 other pro-life leaders and organizations in a letter urging President Trump and leaders in Congress to preserve the Hyde Amendment when it comes to Obamacare subsidies. Keep Reading.

Hundreds of Women from Arkansas Had Abortions in Kansas in 2024: New data shows 851 women from Arkansas had abortions in Kansas during 2024. Keep Reading.

State Department of Education Refuses to Listen to Homeschoolers: On Friday, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported that the State Department of Education plans to move forward with proposed rules prohibiting homeschoolers from using Educational Freedom Account (EFA) funding to pay for team sports under the LEARNS Act. Keep Reading.

Educational Freedom Funding Topped $128.5M for Second Half of 2025: Arkansas invested more than $128.5 million in Educational Freedom Account funding during the second half of 2025, according to data on the state’s financial transparency website. Keep Reading.

Texarkana Implements New Rules to Address Public Drinking District Problems: News outlets report the Texarkana Board of Directors voted to place new restrictions on public drinking in the city’s “entertainment district” at its first meeting of 2026. Keep Reading.

U.S. Senator from Arkansas Gets Pro-Life Group’s Endorsement: Last week, the Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America Candidate Fund announced it had endorsed U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) for re-election. Keep Reading.

New Study Shows Even “Casual” Marijuana Use Harms Teens: A major study from Columbia University confirms what many parents have long suspected: There is no such thing as “harmless” marijuana use for teenagers. Keep Reading.

Researchers Say People With Eating Disorders are Dying from Assisted Suicide: A recent column in The Wall Street Journal highlights how people with eating disorders are dying from assisted suicide in states and countries where the practice is legal. Keep Reading.

China Struggles to Boost Births by Taxing Contraceptives: News outlets report that China is trying to raise its birthrate by taxing contraceptives. Keep Reading.

Medical Marijuana in Oklahoma Fuels Massive Black Market: News reports in Oklahoma show marijuana legalization has created a shocking black market problem across the region. Keep Reading.