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Courtroom Conflict, a Billion in Bets, and More This Week

Sep 11, 2026Jerry CoxCurrent EventsWeekly Rewind

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

From Family Council

Family Council Joins Amicus Brief Defending Parental Rights Before 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The brief argues that “the fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing of their children is essential to liberty and is deeply rooted in American tradition and practice,” and that schools undermine parental rights when they deceive parents about a child’s gender dysphoria or social transition at school. Keep Reading.

Louisiana Still Waging Legal Battle Over Abortion Drugs in Federal Court. The State of Louisiana and our friends at Alliance Defending Freedom are waging an ongoing legal battle over the abortion drug mifepristone in federal court. Keep Reading.

U.S. Issues Sanctions Against Foreign Organization that Aided Violent Pro-Abortion Group “Jane’s Revenge.” On August 26, the U.S. Department of State designated Autistici/Inventati (A/I Collective) as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. Keep Reading.

Founder of “Have My Baby in Miami” Pleads the Fifth During Congressional Inquiry into Birth Tourism. On September 1, the House Oversight Committee’s Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses conducted a hearing regarding birth tourism. During the hearing, Task Force Chairman Brandon Gill (R-Texas) asked Dr. Wladimir Lorentz, founder of Have My Baby in Miami, whether his business facilitated birth tourism. Dr. Lorentz pled the Fifth in response to the questions. Keep Reading.

Arkansans On Track to Wager Almost $1 Billion on Sports This Year. The figure does not take into account “prediction market” wagers on sports or illegal sports betting. Keep Reading.

Antisemitism on the Rise, Again: Guest Column. According to a new report from the J7 Large Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism, “In both the number of lethal attacks and the number of casualties, 2025 was the deadliest year for antisemitic attacks . . . in more than 30 years.” Keep Reading.

Courageous Culture Building in a World of Desecration. Walking the streets of Edinburgh, Scotland I saw a long line of historic buildings and cobblestone streets that millions traverse every year. As my group walked along the historic alleyways and the famous Royal Mile, rainbow flags came into view. Keep Reading.

Temu Denies Allegations That It Engaged in Deceptive Trade. Temu is an online shopping platform similar to Amazon or Walmart.com. In 2023, Temu was reported to be the most widely downloaded app in the U.S., and its multibillion-dollar marketing campaign — which included a Super Bowl ad in 2024 — contributed to its success. But Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin sued Temu in 2024, alleging Temu uses bargain pricing as a lure so the company can secretly harvest users’ private information. Keep Reading.

From Our Friends

Melissa McKay Protects Kids, Restores Parents’ Rights Through ‘App Store Accountability Act.’ From Daily Citizen.

Will We Also Speak the Truth? Remembering Charlie Kirk one year later. From Them Before Us.

McKenna West Asks Supreme Court to Let Her Fight for Baby Gabriel’s Care. From LifeNews.

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

Arkansas to Get Millions from Meta — Plus Aggressive Ads Fuel “Addiction Economy” and More

Sep 4, 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

What Will Arkansas Get from the Settlement with Meta? Last week, social media giant Meta agreed to a $17.1 billion settlement with dozens of state attorneys general over a slate of consumer protection lawsuits. How much of that money will go to Arkansas? Keep Reading.

Arkansans Wager $2.5M Every Day on Sports Betting. Data from the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration shows that from January 1 through July 31, sports bets totaled $529,050,612.76. Nearly all of those bets were placed online. All told, Arkansans have wagered an average of more than $75.5 million every month, or roughly $2.5 million per day. That figure is likely to increase once football season gets underway. Keep Reading.

Study Shows Staggering Number of Young Men Trapped in “Addiction Economy” of Gambling, Pornography. Approximately one in eight men ages 18 to 29 use pornography, gamble, and play video games — all three — every single day, according to the Institute for Family Studies (IFS). Keep Reading.

Sportsbooks Still Use Aggressive Advertising. Gambling has exploded in recent years, and studies show large segments of the population now have an active sportsbook account online. But some are concerned that online gambling and sports betting may fuel gambling problems. Keep Reading.

Unpacking Attorney General Griffin’s Lawsuit Against Snapchat. Earlier this summer, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin filed a consumer protection lawsuit against Snap — owner of the popular social media platform Snapchat — alleging the company deliberately designed its app to attract and addict teenagers, while publicly claiming the platform was safe for young users. Keep Reading.

Nearly 200 People in New Mexico Received Lethal Prescriptions for Assisted Suicide Last Year. Government data shows healthcare providers in New Mexico prescribed lethal drugs to 170 people last year under the state’s End-of-Life Options Act. Keep Reading.

Inoculating Your Children from Socialism: Guest Column. According to a 2025 survey, 62% of Americans under 40 have a positive view of socialism or communism. Where did this come from, and what should be done? That’s the question we asked Eric Patterson, president of the Victims of Communism Museum and Memorial Foundation: Keep Reading.

Socialism: Same Old Pitch, New Packaging. Rasmussen reports that support for capitalism has declined since 2023, and a growing share of likely voters now say socialism is better. Last November, Zohran Mamdani won New York City’s mayoral election. Mamdani, 34, belongs to the socialist Working Families Party. In his victory speech, Mamdani promised New Yorkers a “new age,” saying, “We will prove that there is no problem too large for government to solve, and no concern too small for it to care about.” But this modern socialism is really just a repackaging of the same arguments and soundbites that communism used in the last century. Keep Reading.

From Our Friends

Gaslighting Americans About What They Did to the Kids from Breakpoint.

DOJ Sues Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools Over ‘Transgender’ Secrecy Policies from Daily Citizen.

Florida Surrogate Gets Glimmer of Hope in Custody Battle Over Abandoned Toddlers from LiveAction.

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

Big News on Big Tech — Plus Defending Life, Fighting Assisted Suicide, and More Stories from the Week

Aug 28, 2026Jerry CoxCurrent EventsCurrent Events, Update, Weekly Rewind

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

From Family Council

Homeschool Surge Continues in Arkansas. In 2016, there were 19,520 homeschoolers across the state. Today, that number has more than doubled. Keep Reading.

U.S. Sen. Cotton Praises Pregnancy Resource Center for “Doing the Lord’s Work,” Building Strong Families. Last week, U.S. Senator Tom Cotton from Arkansas posted a video at the New Beginnings Pregnancy Center in Saline County, praising the center and saying, “They’re doing the Lord’s work for young moms and dads and babies, helping to turn them into strong families.” Cotton said protecting the unborn is one of his top priorities in the U.S. Senate. Keep Reading.

Meta Settles Teen Social Media Addiction Lawsuits for $17 Billion. If approved in court, Arkansas would receive nearly $172.5 million. Keep Reading.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Files Lawsuit Similar to Arkansas’ Against TikTok. The lawsuit is similar to a pair of consumer protection lawsuits Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin filed in 2023. Keep Reading.

Chinese-Backed Temu has Until End of this Week to Respond to A.G. Griffin’s Deceptive Trade Allegations. Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin sued Temu in 2024, alleging Temu uses bargain pricing as a lure so the company can secretly harvest users’ private information. Keep Reading.

U.S. Senators Ask TikTok to Answer for its “Depraved” Safety Experiment. Two U.S. senators are demanding answers from TikTok over a “depraved” experiment it ran that involved secretly withholding a safety feature from millions of users — including children — on its platform. Keep Reading.

Reinventing the Sabbath: Guest Column. A recent article by science writer Elizabeth Svoboda at the Wall Street Journal argued that an occasional 24-hour break is good for mind and body. As she wrote: Keep Reading.

News Report Shows How Legalizing Marijuana Fails to Stop the Black Market. WXYZ-TV News in Detroit reported last week that police raided a gas station accused of selling tobacco and marijuana to minors. Nationwide, states like Michigan have legalized marijuana to varying degrees, and federal regulators have eased restrictions on the drug. But while policymakers push for more marijuana, pundits continue to raise concerns about legalization’s unintended consequences. Keep Reading.

Colorado’s Assisted Suicide Reports Show Incomplete Medical Data, Lack of Mental Health Evaluations. Public health data from Colorado shows that patients approved for assisted suicide likely are not being screened by mental health experts, and the assisted suicide reports that doctors submit to the State are sometimes incomplete. Keep Reading.